Grant Wood. Born on this day in 1891. Beyond American Gothic
February 13, 1891. Grant DeVolson Wood was an American painter best known for his paintings depicting the rural American Midwest, particularly American Gothic, an iconic...
1 day ago - Chez Namaste Nancy
A Photographer Who Makes You Ask, ‘What Has Happened Here?'
Erwin Olaf's photos have the gloss of fashion shots and a haunting undercurrent that makes you long for more context. As he turns 60, three museums will present his work.
2 days ago - NY Times
Foster's Norton Museum Expansion Celebrates Grand Opening
Norton Museum Expansion. Image © Nigel Young The new Norton Museum of Art expansion by Foster + Partners will celebrate its grand opening this weekend in West Palm Beach...
9 days ago - Arch Daily - 2 articles
MoMA Releases Opening Date and New Images of Major Diller Scofidio + Renfro Expansion
Exterior view of The Museum of Modern Art on 53rd Street. Image © Diller Scofidio + Renfro The Museum of Modern Art has announced an October 2019 opening date of its Diller...
9 days ago - Arch Daily - 2 articles
“Architecture Should be About What It Can Do, Not What it Can Look Like”: In Conversation with Michel Rojkind
Nestle Application Group / Rojkind Arquitectos. Image © Paul Rivera Born in 1969 in Mexico City, Michel Rojkind was educated in the 1990s at the Universidad Iberoamericana...
9 days ago - Arch Daily
World Trade Center Site to create Memorial to those affected by 9/11-Related Illnesses
National September 11 Memorial / Handel Architects with Peter Walker. Image © Joe Woolhead The World Trade Center site is to create a memorial honoring the thousands of people...
10 days ago - Arch Daily
The Insignificance of Aesthetics: An Exhbition at Vitra Design Museum Adds a Context of Urgency to the Works of Victor Papanek
Victor Papanek. Image Courtesy of donation from Nicolette Papanek/Victor J. Papanek Foundation This article was originally published on Metropolis Magazine as "Design...
10 days ago - Arch Daily
Morgan and Picasso
Morgan, almost 8 / oil on linen board, 12 x 12 Morgan is the very beautiful and accomplished 8 year old granddaughter of my cousin Audre. I painted this casual portrait of her...
10 days ago - Susan Smolensky
Recycled Shirts and Ski Equipment Take on Sculptural Dimensions in Layered Works by Kaarina Kaikkonen
Kaarina Kaikkonen, “I Sprouted Into New Dimensions” (2017), Mixed media, 96.46 x 163.39 x 8.66 inches, image via Galerie Forsblom Finnish artist Kaarina Kaikkonen transforms...
10 days ago - Colossal
Painting Shiny Metal: Rembrandt and Wootton
I recently wrote here about British artist/illustrator Frank Wootton (1914-1998) who was skilled at depicting light, shade and reflections on shiny metallic surfaces. Doing...
11 days ago - Art Contrarian
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Canon Announces the Development of 6 New RF Lenses
Canon has announced the development of six upcoming RF mirrorless lenses: two 85mm lenses, a 24-70mm f/2.8L IS, a 15-35mm f/2.8L IS, a 70-200mm f/2.8L IS, and a 24-240mm...
Canon Unveils the EOS RP, the Smallest and Lightest Full-Frame EOS
Canon has just announced the new Canon EOS RP mirrorless camera. It's the smallest and lightest full-frame EOS camera ever made. Compared to the EOS R, Canon's first full-frame...