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Today the masterful portraits of Barack and Michelle Obama made history: bit.ly/2EziILc
Using her body as a vehicle for self-exploration, Chinese photographer Ziqian Liu presents a series of serene minimalist self-portraits. bit.ly/3tCUrcy
Immerse yourself in one of Yayoi Kusama’s most iconic Infinity Mirror Rooms, now on view at the . #InfiniteKusama
Zao Wou-Ki is now the most expensive Asian oil painter, as work sells for $65 million: bit.ly/2OZshFf
New York gallerists counter art-world elitism by showing every work they’re sent: bit.ly/2mz8Fhv
The Afghan women who weave hauntingly beautiful rugs to process the realities of war: bit.ly/2CjOoBV
These 25 people had the greatest impact on visual culture this year: bit.ly/2BXFYip
8 artists who designed enchanting gardens, from Frida Kahlo to Claude Monet: bit.ly/2rRZcQY
A brief history of the color blue, from ultramarine to indigo and beyond: bit.ly/2sXbGLa
Understanding Edward Hopper’s lonely vision of America, beyond “Nighthawks”: bit.ly/2KFHVm9
Basquiat left school at 17—and made New York museums his classroom: bit.ly/2iFSq0N
“The fact that a lot of people break down and cry when confronted with my pictures shows that I can communicate those basic human emotions,” Rothko said in 1956.
An artwork by Banksy shredded itself this week after selling for $1.3 million at Sotheby’s: bit.ly/2y5c6zP
A powerful image of Aretha Franklin will go on view at the National Portrait Gallery to honor her legacy: bit.ly/2nGNzeN
This new $50k prize is just for emerging female figurative painters: bit.ly/2JG3xQb
Basquiat left school at 17—and made New York museums his classroom: bit.ly/2iFSq0N
Basquiat left school at 17—and made New York museums his classroom: bit.ly/2Ebvf3a
10 masters of the self-portrait, from Frida Kahlo to Cindy Sherman: bit.ly/2Knp7sO
Happy birthday to pioneering Abstract Expressionist Helen Frankenthaler, born on this day in 1928: bit.ly/2xWqb36
Frida Kahlo’s garden is still thriving—six decades after her death: bit.ly/2X0Ea1t
Happy Birthday to iconic artist Frida Kahlo, born on this day in 1907: bit.ly/2tT3lrY
How “BoJack Horseman” illustrator Lisa Hanawalt is shaking up animation: bit.ly/2KXO2Cr
Happy Birthday to prolific artist Pablo Picasso, explore 400+ of his works on Artsy: bit.ly/2i16CNu
Basquiat left school at 17—and made New York museums his classroom: bit.ly/2Ebvf3a
For the first time in 27 years, the National Gallery acquired an artwork by a female artist: bit.ly/2L4qPQ6
Artists become famous through their friends, not the originality of their work: bit.ly/2GRbmnI
Abstract Expressionism is largely remembered as a movement defined by the paint-slinging, hard-drinking machismo of its poster boys. But the women who helped develop the style have largely fallen out of the art-historical spotlight.
