Correction: What Is The Shell In The 'Birth Of Venus' Painting?
NPR offers a correction to a piece earlier in the week in which we referred to the mollusk in the famous "Birth of Venus" painting by Botticelli as a clam shell.
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A Lesser-Known Venus Visits The U.S. In New Botticelli Exhibit
Botticelli's most famous Renaissance painting shows the goddess Venus, standing nude on a clam shell. Now, an exhibit at Boston's Museum of Fine Arts shows other works, seldom seen outside of Italy.
Chicano Art Wields A Sharper Political Edge In Post-Election California
Artists are responding to Trump administration efforts to peel back civil rights enforcement and crack down on illegal immigration. One scholar says it marks a return to the roots of Chicano art.
LA's 14th Factory Offers A Warehouse Full Of Art And 'Otherworldly' Experiences
Artist Simon Birch sunk everything he had into creating the immersive (and enormous) pop-up art space. He says, "It's not like a traditional museum. ... It's the exhibition I'd want to go to."
Sculptor Of Wall Street Bull Says 'Fearless Girl' Horns In On His Work
Arturo Di Modica is not happy that the Fearless Girl now staring down his Charging Bull has effectively turned it into a villain. He and his lawyer are now asking that the new statue be removed.
An Artist Incubating Chicken Eggs Is No Joke. But Is It Art?
Artist Abraham Poincheval is roosting over eggs in a Paris museum, hoping to hatch them like a mother hen. NPR'S Scott Simon says it's an attempt at performance art that doesn't quite make the grade.
Kerry James Marshall: A Black Presence In The Art World Is 'Not Negotiable'
For decades, the 61-year-old artist has depicted black lives on canvas. He says inclusion in museums must not be contingent on "whether somebody likes you ... or somebody's being generous to you."
Man Charged After Attack On Painting At London's National Gallery
A man entered The National Gallery in London on Saturday afternoon, approached a painting by British master Thomas Gainsborough and proceeded to attack it with a "sharp object," the museum says.
From Striking Photos To Surprising Stained Glass, A Wide-Ranging Whitney Biennial
There are 63 artists in this year's Biennial, including An-My Lê, whose photography touches on immigration, and Raúl de Nieves, who made a stained glass window with tape, paper, beads and more.
A Green Beret Sits For A Portrait By His Former Commander In Chief
After leaving office, President George W. Bush picked up painting — first fruit, then pets, then people. His book Portraits of Courage features paintings of more than 60 American service members.