Art Contents Archive

Now on view—explore a wide array of artworks in nearly every medium in "Japan: A History of Style." ✨ #ArtsOfJapan celebrates a decade of remarkable acquisitions that have transformed The Met's ability to narrate the history of Japanese art. https://t.co/7vsn9Dt9Db

Everyone loves a good unsolved mystery...or, should we say, recently solved? 🔎 Meet the Gnaois, an "ancient" gem previously displayed at the Getty Villa that was found to be fake. https://t.co/LTGQPdG5bU

The fictional tale of Leonardo da Vinci's role in a murder scandal is the plot of a new Amazon Prime series: https://t.co/qABZKuUHyC https://t.co/PPVVgZlzaP

Pursuing a career as an artist is not an easy feat. The job entails far more than the act of making art alone. https://t.co/n0ocKL0x2S

To create his miniature work “Portraits: An Exhibition in Tif Sigfrids’ Ear," artist Joe Sola had to invent a tool to apply the paint, for even the tip of an eyelash was too large. https://t.co/x6shHPooy0

Experience the #MetAnywhere through the simple click of a button. 📌 Bookmark our Art at Home page and check back often to explore fresh content, learn about your favorite Met artworks, and get inspired. ↓ https://t.co/wVE7bwWa8a

Alice Neel's Communism is essential to her art. You can see it in the "battlefield" of her paintings, and her cruel portrait of her son. Our critic reviews a new show of her work at the @metmuseum: https://t.co/9Zo4qAW0NW https://t.co/Lcdc48TpID

Gilbert & George, that pair of living sculptures, are alive and out on the town again! https://t.co/25tuWAX28S

In an exclusive interview, antiquities curator Kenneth Lapatin divulges how he cracked this 200-year-old cold case during the pandemic. Click through to dive into the 19th-century drama for yourself. https://t.co/6JGQcpAMte

Doug Aitken talks with Klaus Biesenbach, director of the Museum of Contemporary Art Los Angeles, in the latest installment of MOCA’s Virtual Studio Visits series. Aitken shares several short clips from his films and video works, including this clip from ‘Sonic Pavilion,’ 2009, which centers on a permanent architecture and sound installation the artist created in the Brazilian rainforest at the cultural foundation INHOTIM. Watch their full conversation on moca’s YouTube channel via the link in our stories. dougaitkenworkshop #DougAitken #MOCA #VirtualStudioVisits klausbiesenbach inhotim — #Repost moca

His solution was to meticulously file down a .12mm acupuncture needle with an emery cloth to the most minute tip and then use it to apply the paint under a microscope. https://t.co/LVY6PwngBW

Hauser and Wirth is opening a new private viewing space in Monaco, its latest expansion into a luxury haven for the ultra-wealthy: https://t.co/1I16BIa2Oz https://t.co/XfXoEFb4AV

ArtBase—@rhizomedotorg's groundbreaking archive of born-digital art initiated in 1999—is relaunching! Help us celebrate on Monday, April 26 at 12 PM EDT with "From Black Boxes to Open Systems: Rhizome ArtBase Relaunch." Learn more and register here! ➡️ https://t.co/g6ok0jECHX https://t.co/sGu3pKj1oC

Incredible Underwater Photographs by Bastien Soleil https://t.co/jJKuylkrBH https://t.co/Hyp1sIy3dl https://t.co/Rrj9oh55hD

"Sound of Metal" calls attention to the intrinsically sonic nature of cinema. https://t.co/bVbr5F6dVb