Art Contents Archive

Today in honor of #VesakDay—marking the day of the Buddha's birth—we're taking a look at this colorful Nepalese mosaic (appropriately titled "The Birth of the Buddha") that celebrates this event. ⁣✨ https://t.co/XGs9uuXp5k

Christie’s Hong Kong auction week kicks off with a $204 million evening sale, led by yet another blockbuster Basquiat: https://t.co/M0nY7XWnVQ https://t.co/fmCnDJ88v5

Welcome back. https://t.co/1sGwMrX09d

Muse of the Night by Luis Ricardo Falero #luisricardofalero

Precious gemstones cloak Kathleen Ryan's giant fruit sculptures in gleaming pockets of decay https://t.co/ajeM8ifIzO https://t.co/MCldvH01Wn

‘Theaster Gates: Breathing’ closes this Monday, May 31 at Pérez Art Museum Miami. ⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ Featuring singers from the Black Monks, the experimental ensemble Gates has directed since 2008, the video merges Black Southern gospel and blues music with Buddhist monastic chants. The melodies that result from this hybrid testify to the potency of Black spiritual musical legacies while also tying together the artist’s personal relationship with traditional gospel music, a formative part of his Baptist upbringing, with his interest in Eastern Buddhism. ⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ Images: Stills from ‘Breathing,’ 2010⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ theastergates pamm #TheasterGates #Breathing

Snowman by sarahsrlee #sarahlee

We are excited to share that 10 years after it was first installed at LACMA, Ai Weiwei’s "Circle of Animals/Zodiac Heads" returns to the museum, where it will be on view for two weeks starting this weekend (May 29–June 13). https://t.co/rX2CufhGhZ

Bikes! Bikes! Bikes! 🚲 🚲 🚲 Summer is almost back—and so is free bike valet at The Met! Provided by @TransAlt, bike valet starts this weekend and will be available every Saturday and Sunday from Memorial Day weekend to Labor Day, including those holiday Mondays and July 5. https://t.co/Y6SGTeJbXe

Police have discovered a man’s body inside a papier-mache dinosaur sculpture in Spain: https://t.co/YdgeVAfwIY https://t.co/dLAnDFKxg7

Japanese artist Naoki Onogawa crafts hundreds of tiny origami cranes using nothing more than his hands. https://t.co/pd07JxoWJD

Book free reservations for the Getty Center or the Getty Villa Museum: https://t.co/FqWstMawQe https://t.co/2RNSXgI6z7

Pizza Slices, Me, Polymer Clay & Liquid Clay, 2021

"The artist Julie Mehretu put the finishing touches on a brilliantly colored abstract painting titled 'Dissident Score' last week before donating it to raise funds for the nonprofit Art for Justice Fund to end mass incarceration." https://t.co/OhdmPxN4df

The Buddha's mother Maya reaches up to grasp the branches of a Sal tree, while the Buddha in blue lapis lazuli is born out her side. The Buddha appears a second time, standing atop a stack of jeweled lotus flowers, marking the miraculous event of his first steps and bath.⁣ https://t.co/94kwzgxC7w