At Large
Born on New Year’s Eve in 1869, Henri Matisse became one of the most influential French painters of the 20th century. Here are 10 surprising facts about the life of Henri Matisse.
Darkrooms are instrumental in movie plots: tiny rooms, red lights, and photographs hanging from a piece of string. But developing a photograph is not as easy as it looks in the movies.
Though the 2026 Venice Biennale is still over a year away, the national pavilions have not only been announced, but they have also already sparked controversy over recent changes made by…
Björk’s critically acclaimed world tour commissioned by The Shed in 2019 is now a book and a concert film on Apple. Cornucopia was filmed in Lisbon and features media artist Tobias…
Just last week, Christie’s announced “Augmented Intelligence,” an auction dedicated to the sale of art created with artificial intelligence. While this is not the first time Christie’s has sold…
In the 1940s, Disney famously released a series of movies that were either shorter features or a collection of separate segments with or without a vaguely-defined overarching theme, known as “package…
The life of Frida Kahlo has been researched and revealed in numerous tellings and formats, including dozens of books, an Oscar-winning Hollywood film starring Salma Hayek, and over a dozen…
Since the returning president’s inauguration a few weeks ago, President Trump has already begun implementing major cultural changes.One of these recent executive orders included the dismantling of…
Stories featured in the spring edition of Art & Object magazine.
The first African American painter to receive international critical acclaim, expressive realist Henry Ossawa Tanner exhibited at the Paris Salon, received honors from the French government, and…
Four Romanian artifacts were stolen this past Saturday from the Drents Museum in Assen, a city in the northern Netherlands. According to CCTV footage provided to police by the museum, three…
African American artists have contributed to this nation’s cultural landscape throughout its history. From colonial to modern times, realistic portraiture to striking abstractions, here we …
With The Brutalist taking three Golden Globe Awards on seven nominations earlier this month, the Oscar race has found a new leader.
Varied by culture, artistic movement, influence, and preferred medium, these Latin American artists might not have much in common, except for the fact that they deserve more recognition for their…
Sure, 2024's Inside Out 2 is the highest grossing animated film of all time ($1.7 billion worldwide), but the one to beat at this year's Oscars cost a fraction of that Pixar-…
