Art Contents Archive

A new book gathers every single documented Frida Kahlo Painting, including lost works—see images here: https://t.co/VtBx3ioT0o https://t.co/mTap7xWD26

A tapestry purchased in the 16th century could cost the equivalent of 52 milking cows. (Talk about some serious moo-la 🐄) Explore historical worth and relative value systems in "Relative Values: The Cost of Art in the Northern Renaissance." https://t.co/cRea26mmEp

Watercolor illustrations by artist Steeven Salvat cloak beetles and other insects with elaborate metallic motifs https://t.co/OhoM0sf3ll https://t.co/N3n66TxqUe

Hello? Is it beer you're looking for? Toast the start of the weekend with a frosty cold beverage for #InternationalBeerDay 🍻 What better way to drink your fave brew than in a silver tankard (about 1700) by Boston silversmith Henry Hurst! https://t.co/FGSJ2fm9ne

Happy birthday Andy Warhol! Marie Cosindas made this photograph of Andy Warhol at the Factory in 1966 for her series “The Dandies”, which featured a handful of stylish men such as the writer Tom Wolfe and the painter Richard Merkin https://t.co/a62dlXAa7y

What's in a face? Portraiture goes far beyond capturing a likeness—portraits shed light on the identity of both the sitter and the artist. Here are 11 #MetPubs on the art of portraiture you can read right now: https://t.co/GTqf4nNUF5 https://t.co/ciUfAiU2P7

"Voice Above Water" is an insightful short film that follows a 90-year-old fisherman who clears plastic from Bali’s coasts https://t.co/SFJeqyReXf https://t.co/hBR8CZTdgE

LA-based photographer Simon Needham was spending time at the GG Conservation in South Africa when he came upon a spectacular sight. https://t.co/v89DL91woI

These art advisors—some of them industry veterans, others relative newcomers to the field—are championing Black artists and collectors. https://t.co/7E2SCW4SJV

A new show in London reveals how Jean Cocteau, Andy Warhol, and other cultural icons propelled Cartier jewelry to cult status: https://t.co/lwmafsuUvk https://t.co/FcGPe9f2rr

Teens Take The Met is going global! 🌎 📲 Starting today at 4 pm ET, tune in for the first-ever two-day virtual #TeensTakeTheMet with art-making, DJ sets, open mics, dance, games, conversations, and much more from partner organizations all over the world. https://t.co/aPNpmDSshM

A herd of elephant sculptures took over London for a very important cause. https://t.co/bo9EnxP6AH

Experts are fearing for the safety of centuries-old rock-hewn churches in Ethiopia's war-torn Tigray region https://t.co/Qbzq0l798w

Completing the first Modernist building by a female architect, Eileen Gray ought to be as well-known as her male contemporaries, if not more so. https://t.co/FE2ZS11aqH

Emily Ratajkowski actually commissioned that Richard Prince portrait she said was 'taken from me,' and more art world gossip: https://t.co/85teVv6EMU https://t.co/T6jPg6mPXU