Edward Hopper, Office in a Small City, 1953, oil on canvas. 28” x 40”, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, image courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Because of the concerted effort made by museums and galleries to remain connected to the public during the COVID-19 pandemic, there now is what seems like an avalanche of terrific content available on the internet. Generally speaking, major museums and … Continue reading
Nan Goldin, Pain/Sackler, Royal College of Art, London, 2017, and Oxy Script, 2017.
Corporations and art museums have become more closely connected in recent decades because each benefit greatly from the alliance. The businesses and their owners enjoy good PR and tax write-offs, and the museums get the financial support that is so … Continue reading
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The website for the Metropolitan Museum of Art has many interesting and inspiring pages to explore. A current favorite of mine is The Artist Project which has a series of videos of artists talking about various works of art in the museum. It … Continue reading
Edvard Munch, The Scream, 1893, Casein/waxed crayon and tempera on paper (cardboard), 35 7/8” x 29”, National Gallery, Oslo, Norway, Public Domain via Wikipedia.
The Washington Post recently printed an article describing an algorithm that Ahmed Elgammal from Rutgers University used to identify the creative worth of a work of art. Working at the school’s Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, Associate Professor Elgammal devised a system … Continue reading
Lamassu (winged bulls) from Khorsabad, restored and housed in the Louvre, Paris, Photo by gulfuroth via Flickr, Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 2.0 Generic License.
In recent months, the media has released videotapes of members of ISIS (The Islamic State in Iraq and Syria) destroying irreplaceable artifacts from ancient civilizations with sledgehammers and jackhammers inside the Mosul Museum in Iraq. Thankfully, many of these works … Continue reading
Jan Vermeer, The Milkmaid, c. 1660, oil on canvas, 17.9” x 16.1”, Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, Photo by jimmiehomeschoolmom via Flickr, Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic License.
By now, you may have heard about Pei-Shen Qian, the Chinese artist living in Queens, NY who forged over 60 paintings by Abstract Expressionist artists such as Mark Rothko, Franz Kline and Jackson Pollock. An art dealer from Long Island, … Continue reading
Pablo Picasso, The Guitarist, 1910, oil on canvas, 39.4” x 28.7”, Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris, Photo by teadrinker via Flickr, Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivs 2.0 License. Generic
By now you may have heard that cosmetics tycoon Leonard A. Lauder has promised the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York his large collection of Cubist art valued at over $1 billion. This is an incredibly generous donation that … Continue reading
Donald Judd, 100 untitled works in mill aluminum, 1982-1986, aluminum, 41 x 51 x 72 inches each, Chinati Foundation, Marfa, TX, Photo by OneEighteen via Flickr, Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 2.0 Generic License.
Paul Emsley, the artist who painted the portrait of Kate Middleton that was recently unveiled to the public and is now hanging in the National Portrait Gallery in London, felt a need make the statement that the painting doesn’t photograph … Continue reading
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We can learn a great deal by looking at the same subject in art as it is represented over time. The similarities and differences speak volumes as to the true intentions of the artist and his or her cultural reality. … Continue reading
Albrecht Dürer, The Cook and His Wife, c. 1497, engraving, Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons, previously for sale at Sears for $225, framed.
This is a true story. Between the years 1962 and 1971, you could buy original paintings and prints by artists including Rembrandt and Picasso at Sears. The department store wanted to change their image and did so, rather aggressively, by … Continue reading
© 2012 Sally Whitman Coleman, PhD. All rights reserved.
One year ago today, China’s most famous artist, Ai Weiwei, was released from eighty-one days of detention with the Chinese government. Theoretically, the government will return his passport today. If they do, it is not clear if he will be … Continue reading
Jan Vermeer, The Concert, c. 1664, oil on canvas, 28½” x 25½”, stolen from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons.
According to Boston.com, federal officials have intensified their activity in the investigation of the theft of several masterpieces from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum that occurred over two decades ago. On March 18th 1990, two thieves posing as police officers … Continue reading