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'Startled' by Carol Nunan, contemporary UK artist and printmaker #womensart Happy #Solstice all! https://t.co/J2Sbx8O6qT

Happy Summer Solstice! Today is the first day of summer and the longest day of the year in the northern hemisphere. This bronze relief of the Etruscan sun god, Usil, shows him wearing a rayed crown, and with his wings outstretched—ready for his journey through the sky. https://t.co/4ck9aWLN1T

Faith Ringgold’s "Tar Beach" is the epitome of summer dreaming. Here are three things to know about this classic work of art: https://t.co/NNIq2bJiEm https://t.co/JSaDftHHjt

Did you know that Cheech Marin of “Cheech & Chong” is also a celebrated art collector? See his collection of Chicano art and more in our #LA summer guide! https://t.co/Xp3k7wR25h

At Art Basel in Basel, a $40 million Louise Bourgeois sculpture headlines a litany of impressive sales. https://t.co/FqgWGjEmFN

Loyal or clingy? Moody or in tune with their feelings? Nostalgic or stuck in the past? Love them or hate them, it's the crabs' time to shine. Welcome to Cancer season. 🦀 ♋️ Image: https://t.co/IAShjTBbbk https://t.co/cWBn6h4zOk

Rashid Johnson debuts new ocean-inspired sculptures and paintings at @HauserWirth's lush Menorca island outpost: https://t.co/XGOYOpQVxr https://t.co/jWubgGLAVm

The Memphis-born abstract artist James Little, who is included in the 2022 Whitney Biennial, is finally gaining more widespread recognition https://t.co/CxFJjtcmtK

Sarah Ball’s hypnotic paintings of strangers are included in Stephen Friedman Gallery’s latest group exhibition on collage and figuration, “From Near and Far." https://t.co/G30CIQdXIC

In this online Friday Art Night class, get inspired by David Hockney, create a series of patterned and textured papers, and combine them in a collage representing a special place or journey. Online on Fri. Jun. 24, 6–8 pm PT. More info: https://t.co/FFUKmqjiiM https://t.co/UZdpLpgyw3

New York's last payphone kiosk, removed from Midtown last month, has officially become a museum artifact: https://t.co/WpIAfcz0hK https://t.co/B3TGNTwbrc

Usil was the Etruscan equivalent of the Greek god Helios and the Roman god Sol. This figure of Usil merges into a large plate decorated with undulating lines, suggesting the sea from which the sun emerges at daybreak, and into which it sinks at dusk. https://t.co/nfLsQA3OXo

The elephant sculpture by Brian Jungen at the Art Gallery of Ontario, the artist’s first large-scale bronze work, is “a poetic tribute to the plight of creatures in captivity” https://t.co/203fzp4QPU

Noah Davis organized the sale of a $69.3 million Beeple work that set off an NFT boom. https://t.co/oCkG7Rs4pG

Explore art spanning time and place, plan a sunset picnic with Jazz at LACMA, and don't miss the last in a series of matinees celebrating early cinema presented with the @AcademyMuseum. Here's what's happening this week at LACMA: https://t.co/262TpDBtMc https://t.co/iI3Q0Hz5Tb