An internationally renowned art historian visited the University of Connecticut on Wednesday, Jan. 28 to discuss how modern Cuban art developed in the 1940s. Dr. Alejandro Anreus, a Cuban-born art ...

Whether you admire the emotional canvases of the Italian Renaissance or get curious about contemporary art installations, art has the power to breach boundaries, evoke certain emotions, and inspire ...

Shakir Hassan Al Said, 'Letters,' 1961. Oil, gesso, cotton, linen canvas, 94.2 cm x 82 cm x 2.5 cm. At first glance, it would be difficult to discern this artwork as coming from Arab origins, and not ...

At the behest of the art-loving Obamas, Virginia Shore, the center’s curator of commissions, has contracted 30 artists to create works for the center. That’s just the beginning.

Modern art, a term that has sparked controversy, recently reared its head again due to the extravagant spending of Justin Sun to buy a piece of "art" that consists of a banana duct-taped to a wall. To ...

From the Mona Lisa to the American Gothic, these famous paintings don’t just grace museum walls; they offer a glimpse into the past and define entire generations. Although most of these masterpieces ...

Artistic styles exist only in retrospect. While many of their defining characteristics are formulated in manifestos by pioneering artists, a style can’t be fully understood until it has become a thing ...

A conceptual artwork titled “Comedian” sold at auction last November for just over $6 million. The piece consisted of a banana duct-taped to the wall, along with installation instructions and a ...