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Mark Rothko: The Iconic Yet Controversial Modernist

Mark Rothko: The Iconic Yet Controversial Modernist Mark Rothko is one of the most celebrated...

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Hans Hemmert via artsmania

Five International Contemporary Sculptors To Know

Feature image: Hans Hemmert via artsmania Five International Contemporary Sculptors To Know The history of...

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Ambrosius Bosschaert the Elder, Flower Still Life, 1614 via Wikipedia

Decoding Hidden Messages in Dutch Still-Life Paintings

Feature image: Ambrosius Bosschaert the Elder, Flower Still Life, 1614 via Wikipedia The Secret Language...

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Samuel Montague Fassett, The Waite Court, Spring 1876 via The Supreme Court

The History and Evolution of the Supreme Court Portrait

Feature image: Samuel Montague Fassett, The Waite Court, Spring 1876 via The Supreme Court The...

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Pierre Patel, Chateau de Versailles, 1668 via Wikipedia

The Palace of Versailles’ Architectural Nightmare

Feature image: Pierre Patel, Chateau de Versailles, 1668 via Wikipedia The Palace of Versailles’ Architectural...

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Judy Garland wearing the original red ruby slippers in The Wizard of Oz via Rolling Stone

The Journey of Dorothy’s Ruby Red Slippers

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Théodore Géricault, The Raft of Medusa, 1818-19 via Wikipedia

Depictions of Disasters

Théodore Géricault, The Raft of Medusa, 1818-19 via Wikipedia Depictions of Disasters Disasters, both man-made...

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Dan Flavin installation via Wallpaper Magazine

Light and Fluorescence in Art History and Contemporary Art

Feature image: Dan Flavin installation via Wallpaper Magazine Light and Fluorescence in Art History and...

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Judy Chicago, The Dinner Party via Frieze Magazine

Feasting on History: Judy Chicago’s The Dinner Party

Feature image: Judy Chicago, The Dinner Party via Frieze Magazine Feasting on History: Judy Chicago’s...

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Caspar David Friedrich, Monk by the Sea via Wikipedia

The Silent Struggle in Creative Spaces: Seasonal Depression and the Art Industry

Feature image: Caspar David Friedrich, Monk by the Sea via Wikipedia The Silent Struggle in...

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The Sistine Chapel via Smithsonian Mag

The Sistine Chapel: How Perspectives Shift Over 500 Years

Feature image: The Sistine Chapel via Smithsonian Mag The Sistine Chapel: How Perspectives Shift Over...

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Picasso,  Les Femmes d'Alger, 1955 via Wikipedia

What is Provenance?

Feature image: Picasso, Les Femmes d'Alger, 1955 via Wikipedia. Sold for record-breaking amounts; an excellent modern...

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Pantones 2025 Color of the Year via HGTV

Pantone’s Muse (or Color) of the Year: Mocha Mousse

Feature image: Marcel Duchamp, The Chocolate Grinder, 1913 via Duchamp Pantone’s Muse (or Color) of...

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Mary Cassatt, Little Girl in Blue Armchair, 1878 via Fine Art America

ArtRKL Wrapped 2024

ArtRKL Wrapped 2024 At ArtRKL, we published a lot of content throughout 2024. Approximately 130...

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Art History of the Holidays

Feature image: Duccio The Nativity with the Prophets Isaiah and Ezekiel, 1308-1311; National Gallery of...

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Kenne Gregoire, 1951 via Tutt'Art

Kenne Gregoire’s Disturbingly Realistic Surrealism

Feature image: Kenne Gregoire, 1951 via Tutt'Art Kenne Gregoire’s Disturbingly Realistic Surrealism Realism, a movement...

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teeth jewelry via British Dental Journal

Victorian Tooth Jewelry

Feature image: Teeth jewelry via British Dental Journal Victorian Tooth Jewelry Mourning jewelry first appeared...

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Gustave Caillebotte, The Floor Scrapers (1875)

Gustave Caillebotte

Feature image: The Floor Scrapers (1875) via Bvlgari Hotel Paris Gustave Caillebotte Gustave Caillebotte was...

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Saugatuck

The Art Coast of Michigan

Feature image:  Saugatuck guide The Art Coast of Michigan Two small beach towns on the...

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Loving Compassion

Contemporary Religious Art and Accessible Spirituality in the Context of Art History: The Work of Scarlett Kanistanaux

Contemporary Religious Art and Accessible Spirituality in the Context of Art History: The Work of...

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Art Basel Miami Beach via Stephen Friedman Gallery

Miami Art Week 2024

Feature image: Art Basel Miami Beach via Stephen Friedman Gallery Miami Art Week Guide 2024...

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Celebrity, Algorithms, and the Art of Fragmentation: Miss Bugs at Art Miami

Celebrity, Algorithms, and the Art of Fragmentation: Miss Bugs at Art Miami Miss Bugs returns...

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Andrew Wyeth, Christina's World, 1948 via MoMA

Capturing Girlhood in Art

Feature image: Andrew Wyeth, Christina's World, 1948 via MoMA Capturing Girlhood in Art In a...

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Merode Altarpiece via worldhistory.org

Altarpieces

Feature image: Mérode Altarpiece via worldhistory.org  Exploring Altarpieces Altarpieces have been a visual tradition in cathedrals...

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Franz Struck, The Sin detail via Artsy

Femme Fatales

Feature image: Franz Struck, The Sin detail via Artsy Femme Fatales In the art world,...

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Joe Colombo via Italian Design Club

Joe Colombo

Feature image: Joe Colombo via Italian Design Club Joe Colombo Designers throughout history have constantly...

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AXIS 2024 part 2. Katya Savel 021gallery Exhibition View

021gallery: AXIS 2024

021gallery: AXIS 2024 Annually held by 021gallery, ‘AXIS 2024’ is a young artist project. It...

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This artist's impression illustrates how high-speed jets from a supermassive black hole would look. (Image credit: ESA/Hubble, L. Calçada (ESO))

The Art of the Universe: How Artists Render Our Galaxy’s Mysteries

Feature image: Artist's impression illustrates how high-speed jets from a supermassive black hole would look. Credit: ESA/Hubble,...

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Luchita Hurtado via artist website

Luchita Hurtado: Earth & Sky Interjected

Feature image: Luchita Hurtado via artist's website Luchita Hurtado: Earth & Sky Interjected The Harwood...

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Project 270 - 2024 Vincent Valdez

Project 270: Get Out the Vote

Feature image: Project 270 - 2024 Vincent Valdez Project 270: Get Out The Vote “The...

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Clown Torture via Stedelijk Museum © 2024 Bruce Nauman / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

Bruce Nauman’s “Clown Torture” (1987)

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Vampire, Edvard Munch, 1895 via Wikipedia

Vampires in Art History

Feature image: Vampire, Edvard Munch, 1895 via Wikipedia Vampires in Art HIstory Vampires are one...

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David Goodsell primary

Bioinformatics Art

Bioinformatics Art Bioinformatics art flips visualizations of human progress on its head by combining biological...

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 Remedios Varo, El Flautista, 1955. Courtesy Museo de Arte Moderno

7 Haunted Paintings

Feature image: Remedios Varo, El Flautista, 1955. Courtesy Museo de Arte Moderno 7 Haunted Paintings...

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teamLab, Flowers and People, Cannot be Controlled but Live Together – Transcending Boundaries, A Whole Year per Hour, 2017. Sound: Hideaki Takahashi. Installation view of 'Every Wall is a Door', Superblue Miami, 2021. © teamLab. Courtesy of Pace Gallery,

What the Buzz: Art Buzzword Guide

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Harlequin Family, Picasso, 1905 via Pop Culture History

Harlequin to Harley Quinn

Feature image: Harlequin Family, Picasso, 1905 via Pop Culture History Harlequin to Harley Quinn Harley...

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Emilie Flöge via Harpers Bazaar

Emilie Flöge: The Woman Behind Gustav Klimt’s “The Kiss”

Feature image: Emilie Flöge via Harper's Bazaar Emilie Flöge: The Woman Behind Gustav Klimt’s “The...

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Rogelio de Egusquiza, Tristan and Isolt (Death), 1910 via Google Arts Project

The Myth of Tristan and Isolde Throughout Art History

Feature image: Rogelio de Egusquiza, Tristan and Isolt (Death), 1910 via Google Arts Project The...

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Guerilla Girls and the Fight for Equality

Feature image: Guerrilla Girls via artists' website Guerilla Girls and the Fight for Equality The...

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021gallery Seokheon Jang Installation View

021gallery Hosts ‘AXIS 2024’

Feature image: 021gallery Seokheon Jang Installation View courtesy of 021gallery 021gallery Hosts ‘AXIS 2024’ Annually...

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Ceiling Mosaic in Galla Placidia Tomb

The Greatest Ancient Mosaics

Feature image: Ceiling Mosaic in Galla Placidia Tomb via Wikimedia The Greatest Ancient Mosaics As modernity...

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_Brat_ album cover, 2024, Asylum, Atlantic and Warner UK, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

How Charli XCX’s “Brat” Became the Soundtrack of Summer

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Dido and Elizabeth via Wikipedia

Portrait of Dido Elizabeth Belle and Lady Elizabeth Murray

Feature image: Portrait of Dido Elizabeth Belle and Lady Elizabeth Murray via Wikipedia Portrait of...

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Do ‘Evil’ Art Collectors Curate Better Art?

Feature image: Frick Collection West Gallery via Conde Nast Traveller Do ‘Evil’ Art Collectors Curate Better...

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Tiffany lamps via Christie's

Tiffany Studios and Its “Million Dollar” Lamps

Feature image: Tiffany lamps via Christie's Tiffany Studios and Its “Million Dollar” Lamps To a...

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Artwork by Kristian Hammerstad via The New York Times

Art and True Crime: A Commentary/Discussion of Murderous Masterminds

Feature image: Artwork by Kristian Hammerstad via The New York Times Art and True Crime:...

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Remedios Varo,  Self-portrait with Unicorn, private collection, via Daily Art Magazine

Self-Portraits by Women

Feature image: Remedios Varo, Self-portrait with Unicorn, private collection, via Daily Art Magazine Self-Portraits by...

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Venus figurines; Natural History Museum Vienna

Are They Really Venus?

Feature image: Venus figurines via Natural History Museum Vienna Are They Really Venus? 50,000 to...

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Brigid Berlin, Our Guests, 1968-72 via AnOther Magazine

The Art of Scrapbooking

Feature image: Brigid Berlin, Our Guests, 1968-72 via AnOther Magazine The Art of Scrapbooking Scrapbooking...

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Giovanni di Paolo, The Creation of the World and the Expulsion from Paradise, 1445 courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art via Artsy

The Fig Leaf Campaign: The Genesis of Art Censorship

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