"I like to paint people who are in the rat race...under pressure, really, of city life and the awful struggle that goes on in the city." — Alice Neel New York City was Alice Neel's greatest muse. See the city through her eyes on the #MetPrimer. https://t.co/2m2vo5PPEV
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How a brazen hack of that $69 million Beeple revealed the true vulnerability of the NFT market: https://t.co/N5v4yj1f6H https://t.co/5CFybA0lsV
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This permanent art installation is designed to produce around 300 MWH of renewable energy at Burning Man's Fly Ranch. https://t.co/yfGj44HecQ
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Emma Amos believed that figurative painting could be a way to combat racism and sexism. "Emma always talked about the idea that painting is a political act," her gallerist Jeff Lee said https://t.co/R2vafGV9i7
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All you need is a reed, clay, and something to say. Learn about cuneiform and the origins of writing. https://t.co/sn6IjQfbqS
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Sotheby's just launched a science and pop culture department, citing growing hunger for dinosaur bones and space suits: https://t.co/yh2Fnk3ysg https://t.co/nnTVtKVoo9
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The world’s longest pedestrian suspension bridge stretches 1,700 feet across the Paiva River gorge in Portugal https://t.co/cKop25Tjd2 https://t.co/5xglgzRNME
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William T. Wiley, a beloved Bay Area artist and teacher and one of the founders of the Funk Art movement—which included Peter Saul, Robert Arneson, Ed Kienholz, Bruce Conner, Jim Nutt and others—has died, aged 83 https://t.co/EjWcfjhNJ7
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A year that fashion, film, music, and art thrived, responding to the rebellion and passion of the decade. https://t.co/xqAKmCeaL3
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We are pleased to present this magnificent work by Kathy Ruttenberg in our Frieze Viewing Room. “Each sculpture I create holds a story where nature is allowed to be curious, wild, and free; which gives the viewer a chance to reflect on their inner natures and how they wish to be in the world.”—Kathy Ruttenberg Images: Kathy Ruttenberg “Kombucha,” 2012 Ceramic 15 x 11 x 5 1/2 inches, 38.1 x 27.9 x 14 cm #kathyruttenberg #lylesandking #friezevr #friezeartfair #friezeviewingroom #sculpture #ceramic #contemporaryart
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Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance, Jr. handed over 33 looted antiquities valued at roughly $1.8 million to Afghan officials at a repatriation ceremony: https://t.co/AOJ59H6rj7 https://t.co/Aiv4sh9XTc
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A team of paleontologists found 87 fossilized footprints created by a group of Neanderthals about 100,000 years ago on a Spanish beach. https://t.co/hVUaiSuTNr
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A new installation inside "Women Take the Floor" presents more than 30 works made during a pivotal period when women began pursuing photography as a profession in larger numbers than ever before. 📷: "Mother and Daughter" (1982), Adriana Lestido https://t.co/Lyt1Vs0QLu
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"Street Gang" is a charming behind-the-scenes look at the world-building of "Sesame Street," and the challenges that came with depicting a diverse, nondiscriminatory society at the end of the civil rights era. https://t.co/vyQIc5g4V1
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