As Surrealism Turns 100, a Look at Its Enduring Legacy
Few movements in art history have had as lasting a legacy as Surrealism, which utterly transformed our manner of thinking and seeing. In its time, it garnered a remarkable degree of public…
Impressionism, Reexamined: How One of Art History’s Most Controversial Movements Finally Got Respect
Critics often lambasted the artists, who went on to produce what are now considered masterpieces.
First Queen Elizabeth II Memorial Statue Unveiled, with a Smile and Three Corgis, in England
The first memorial statue to Queen Elizabeth II remembers the queen’s softer side.
Venice Residents Protest New Entry Fee to the City
Venice has launched a €5 entry fee to curb the effects of excessive tourism, but local residents are against the move, calling it a “theme park” and claiming it will do nothing to curb the effects of…
Gladstone Gallery Now Represents the Estate of Lawrence Weiner in New York
A pioneer of Conceptual art, Weiner died in 2021 at the age of 79.
Alex Katz’s New Paintings in Venice Celebrate Grass, Water, and Clothes
An exhibition at the Fondazione Giorgio Cini shows the 96-year-old’s latest developments.
For the Canadian Pavilion, Kapwani Kiwanga Considers the Hefty Historical Importance of the Tiny Venetian Seed Bead
“Venice is built on many things, but trade is very much a big part of everything that surrounds us,” Kiwanga said.
Etel Adnan, Late Writer and Painter of Luminous Landscapes, is Honored with Google Doodle
In the illustration, Adnan is framed by her prodigious body of writing and famed abstract landscapes.
Pro-Palestine Protest Staged Outside Israeli and American Pavilions at Venice Biennale
The demonstrators chanted “shame on you” and “Biden, Biden, you can’t hide. We charge you with genocide.”