Grant Wood’s American Gothic (1930) is a painting that needs no introduction. It’s a deceptively simple work of art—a seemingly straightforward portrait of an old farmer and his daughter ...

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Wells, and Alice Paul – but you should. In this second of a multi-part series "The Birth of the Women's Movement", The American Tapestry Project examines the life and times of Lucreta Mott ...

Highlights include Jacob Lawrence's "The Wedding," Georgia O'Keeffe's "Sky above Clouds IV" and Grant Wood's "American Gothic." The Art Institute's exhibits also include all sorts of intriguing ...

While you could stick to the classics here—the museum has a fine collection of Renaissance and Academic art—we recommend ...

With its extensive collection of avant-garde 20th-century works, the Museum of Latin American Art of Buenos Aires (MALBA) is an essential stopover for art lovers. It holds more than 400 pieces and ...

Despite the fact one of the tracks on her latest recording project, Perverts, is literally called “Onanist,” Ethel Cain is ...

A public art project called Subway Therapy invites people to share their thoughts and feelings via colorful sticky notes, creating a collage of hopes, frustrations and reflections. Nina Vishneva ...

In April 2000, The Museum of Modern Art’s director, Glenn D. Lowry, joined other American museum directors to present testimony before the Presidential ... Provenance research is an ongoing project, ...

From innovative timber buildings to one of Asia’s largest new airports, here are 11 projects opening in the next 12 months.