Nearly every art student groans at the mention of still life painting. It’s often seen as a tedious exercise reserved for hyperrealists – or for those who’ve supposedly run out of ideas. But that’s a ...

René Magritte is best known for his Surrealist masterpieces like The Son of Man (1964), which bend reality and subvert expectations. However, the Belgian artist experimented with a variety of styles ...

“Apertura-Colombia” This survey of Colombian photography and video at the Station Museum of Contemporary Art far outshined the official FotoFest exhibitions of contemporary Chinese photography. The ...

As a teacher of the humanities, I believe in the enriching, educational and joyful value of art in our lives, and I believe that the various arts are paths to self-discovery. Art intensifies our lives ...

I’m usually opposed to both book destruction and the use of clichés but exceptions may have to be made for the new picture book from the Minnesota Historical Society, “How to Draw a Tree.” The book is ...

"This volume is published in conjunction with the exhibition 'Anatomy of a masterpiece: how to read Chinese paintings, ' organized by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, and held there from ...