Painting Their Old Life Helps Them Build A New Life In Italy
Amid an influx of African migrants to Italy, a project called 'Make Art Not Walls' is helping them assimilate — and get in touch with their inner artist.
Fine Art
Guggenheim Pulls Animal Art From Upcoming Chinese Exhibition
The Guggenheim Museum in New York City announced late Monday night that it would be withdrawing three works from an upcoming exhibition of contemporary Chinese art over protests from animal rights groups.
Citing Threats, Guggenheim Pulls Three Works Involving Animals From Exhibition
An online petition demanding the museum remove the works garnered more than 600,000 signatures since it was posted five days ago, contending that three of them depict animal cruelty.
'Loving Vincent' Paints Van Gogh Into A Murder Mystery
Loving Vincent is a murder mystery animated a unique way — with 65,000 oil paintings in the` style of Vincent Van Gogh.
Exhibit Highlights The Work Of The Late Avant-Garde Artist Florine Stettheimer
Stettheimer, who died in 1944, had only one public showing of her paintings during her lifetime. Now the Jewish Museum in New York has the first new exhibit of her work in more than 20 years.
'From The Mundane To The Magnificent': Photos From The Chicano Rights Movement
From 1967 until 1977, photographers from La Raza chronicled Chicanos in and around Los Angeles. This month, the Autry Museum of the American West is sharing some of the most powerful images.
Work Of 20th-Century Artist Martin Ramirez Kicks Off Opening Of ICA
The Santa Monica Museum of Art reopened in L.A. as the Institute of Contemporary Art. The first show features Ramirez, a Mexican migrant worker who spent much of his life in mental institutions.
As Boy Peers Curiously Over Border Wall, His Artist Asks: 'What Is He Thinking?'
JR, a French street artist, hasn't answered that question — and that's the point. His massive artwork on the border, which coincided with the decision to rescind DACA, is the "start of a discussion."
'¡Murales Rebeldes!': These Disappearing LA Murals Mirror Their Community
For years, Chicano muralists in Los Angeles weren't let into museums, so they made art where they could. "I wanted people to look at the mural and ... see themselves in it," says muralist Wayne Healy.
Ancient Iraqi Art On Display In Italy At Venice Biennale
The Iraqi Pavilion at the Venice Bienniale places ancient artwork saved from extremist destruction alongside work by contemporary artists as a way to make sense of the country's complicated history.