When German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche declared in 1882 that “Gott ist tot” — God is dead — he could not have known that he was codifying a social and cultural transformation that a generation ...

From Munch to Kirchner: The Heins Collection of Modern and Expressionist Art celebrates the legacy of Marie “Elinor” Heins through the recent gift of 30 paintings, sculptures, and works on paper from ...

Installation view of the exhibition “Modern Medieval…” at the Bowdoin College Museum of Art. Highlighting the BCMA’s diverse permanent collection, the exhibition juxtaposes early twentieth-century ...

This exhibition explores the influence of western medieval forms, practices, and themes on German Expressionists and their opposition to the tradition of naturalism. Presenting a new perspective from ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... “Women of Abstract Expressionism” is a major event for the Denver Art Museum: A single exhibit that attempts to influence the way we think about art history ...

NEW YORK — In 1949, the avant-garde American sculptor Philip Pavia declared, "The first half of the century belonged to Paris. The next half century will be ours." He was referring to a loose ...

Hope springs from the lavish layers of quick, thick, colorful oil brushstrokes, circles embodying a deep regard for eternal life that’s interconnected with a passion for Native American culture and an ...

Art museums in Los Angeles currently overflow with first-rate exhibitions. An unusually strong array of well-organized solo and thematic shows covering a variety of art has made the first months of ...

A selection of 79 drawings from the collection recasts the most celebrated decade in American art as less American. By Roberta Smith As exhibitions go, “Degree Zero: Drawing at Midcentury” at the ...

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 ...