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“I didn’t have time to be anyone’s muse.” — Leonora Carrington on her role in Surrealism Leonora Carrington, who arrived in Mexico City as a refugee from occupied France, infused Surrealism with feminism, magic, and nature. © 2021 Estate of Leonora Carrington / ARS, New York https://t.co/efAtXrFfeB

Our latest episode of The Art Angle is live now! In a discussion with three early collectors of CryptoPunks, known within the community simply as the OGs, we uncover how they lit the fuse for the NFT boom: https://t.co/YoULrW1gVX @thebeautyandpunk @clairesilver12 @curatingthings https://t.co/8GumEboFQj

Surreal characters vacation at a fantastic resort in a 1,500-piece puzzle by Marija Tiurina https://t.co/JEyAvcQnNv https://t.co/P39jv3RsTa

"Rubens: Picturing Antiquity" is now open at the Getty Villa! Peter Paul Rubens, a 17th-century Flemish artist, is best known for his lively paintings and full-bodied figures. But less well-known is his deep admiration for the art of ancient Greece and Rome. https://t.co/pMem5j5Sia

Triennial artist Goutam Ghosh translates aspects of geology, mathematics, philosophy, and religion into painting and moving image. His process is invested in both rational and alchemical (or magical) exchange, and the transformative potential of non-representational painting. https://t.co/7HxEaL6e7o

If you love Vermeer, check out more Dutch artists in our ongoing exhibition "In Praise of Painting: Dutch Masterpieces at The Met." Life, death, lemon peels—a lot to dig into. #MetPrimer https://t.co/aB1gnP9in4

Belgium-based artist Isabel Miramontes captures the fluidity of the human body in motion in her androgynous bronze sculptures. https://t.co/nJiQY1uchU https://t.co/GwNwampGaz

Amanda, our resident furniture nerd, rates your chairs. 10/10 would sit. https://t.co/7uIqYtZrMf

A new museum is opening in the Korean demilitarized zone. Visitors will need a military escort to get there: https://t.co/4GFZ1ors0P https://t.co/Eq7MSsmiEi

After a year of false starts due to COVID-19, the Dallas Art Fair made its IRL return to the Fashion Industry Gallery. https://t.co/r5leejGIMg

That's a lot of learning and it's, ahem, Friday so don't forget to treat yourself to a spot of wine and a nap. (What's this painting? *More* learning?! You are committed! This is "A Maid Asleep," painted in the mid 1650s. Read even more: https://t.co/T5CKZzxkKQ) Happy weekend! https://t.co/YYOqOjvb8r

In the early 1800s, the ancient relief was acquired by the Duke of Bedford and installed at Woburn Abbey in England. Thanks to the generosity of the current Duke, this relief has been loaned to this exhibition, united for the first time with the painting it inspired. https://t.co/UCzxStgTVc

Join us Nov. 15 for Mindful Monday, a live virtual gathering where we will explore works from the exhibition “In the Now: Gender and Nation in Europe, Selections from the Sir Mark Fehrs Haukohl Photography Collection” through guided meditation. RSVP free: https://t.co/pd7Wy40GUx https://t.co/x5hXOQ3P3K

The new film ‘The Electrical Life of Louis Wain’ tells the story of a man who drew cats and became famous for his visions https://t.co/iTy08ShIJg

Update on the history of color red: Taylor Swift invented it. #RedTaylorsVersion https://t.co/kVi78v4bI8