Visual Arts
The Swimsuit Series, Part 6: Ladies in Wading in Art
A look at how artists spent their summer vacations—at the beach
August 31, 2012 |
By Emily Spivack
At the Internet Cat Video Festival, LOLcats Become Art
The Internet Cat Video Festival brought LOLcats inside the walls of the gallery
August 31, 2012 |
By Colin Schultz
The History of the Lunch Box
From a working man's utility product to a back-to-school fashion statement, lunch boxes have evolved with technology and pop culture
August 31, 2012 |
By Lisa Bramen
Rebranding Amsterdam and What It Means to Rebrand a City
To help maintain its position as a popular European destination, Amsterdam embraced marketing with "I amsterdam," a brand campaign for the city and its residents
August 30, 2012 |
By Jimmy Stamp
Help Illustrate the Internet With Wikipedia’s Photo Contest
The Wikimedia Foundation is hosting a photo contest, and you could win a trip to Hong Kong.
August 30, 2012 |
By Colin Schultz
Buddhism in China: An Enduring Legacy on View at the Freer
A new exhibit at the Freer examines the adoption of Buddhism in China through richly detailed paintings
August 29, 2012 |
By Leah Binkovitz
How Chattanooga Created Its Own Font to Spur Urban Growth
Like products, cities need a brand identity. In this Tennessee city, a team of designers have created an official font
August 29, 2012 |
By Sarah C. Rich
Amazing Shots Captured by Google Street View
One artist scours Google Street View for shocking, beautiful and amazing images
August 29, 2012 |
By Rose Eveleth
Relive the 1940s Through These Old Color Photographs
The Library of Congress has more than 1600 color photos of WWII-era America
August 28, 2012 |
By Colin Schultz
What Did Playtex Have to Do With Neil Armstrong?
The astronaut's lunar outfit was designed by the women's bra manufacturer and inspired a series of space age fashions
August 27, 2012 |
By Emily Spivack
Amy Henderson: That’s The Way It Was: Remembering Walter Cronkite
With 2012's national party conventions and subsequent coverage upon us, curator Amy Henderson from the National Portrait Gallery looks back at the most trusted man in news
August 27, 2012 |
By Amy Henderson
Events August 28-30: Belief + Doubt, Gallery Talks and Baby Animals
This week, see the latest from Barbara Kruger, crafting contemporaries and the Zoo's baby boom
August 27, 2012 |
By Leah Binkovitz
Hit-Making Hot Pants
In 1971, the eye-popping short shorts fad caught the attention of pop singers
August 24, 2012 |
By Emily Spivack
The Unbuilt High-rise Designs of Rem Koolhaas and OMA
The radical, unbuilt high-rises designed by Rem Koolhaas are witty, subversive, and surprisingly simple
August 23, 2012 |
By Jimmy Stamp
Electron Microscope Zooms In, Finds Life on Life on Life
There's a bacterium on a diatom on an amphipod on a frog on a bump on the log in the hole in the bottom of the sea!
August 22, 2012 |
By Colin Schultz
Part 3: Who Are the Nominees for the Contemporary Artist Award?
The final part in our series introduces you to the work of five more artists, from giant roses to combat video games to surrealist assemblages
August 22, 2012 |
By Leah Binkovitz
How Alphonse Mucha Designed the Nation State of Czechoslovakia
When the country gained its independence after World War I, artist Alphonse Mucha was called upon to help design an important part of any country's identity - its money
August 21, 2012 |
By Jimmy Stamp
Top 10 Chanelisms: Coco’s Wise Words to Mark Her Birthday
Today the French fashion designer's observations seem wise, clever or amusingly dated
August 20, 2012 |
By Emily Spivack
Was Vincent van Gogh Color Blind? It Sure Looks Like It
Filtering van Goghs works to simulate color blindness unlocks strikingly different images, perhaps revealing something about the way the famous painter saw the world
August 20, 2012 |
By Colin Schultz
Events August 21-23: A Pilot’s Journey, Olympic Trivia and Conservation Clinics
This week, learn more about the Tuskegee Airmen, test your Olympic trivia and learn how to care for your heirlooms
August 20, 2012 |
By Leah Binkovitz
