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Donald Judd inspecting prototypes or finished works (as above, at Bernstein Brothers in the 1960s © 2020 Judd Foundation/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Photo: © Elizabeth Baker, courtesy Judd Foundation Archive via The Guggenheim

Rebecca Levenson

Inside 4 Artist House Museums That Reveal Their...

Step inside four artist house museums, from Monet's Giverny to Dalí's Port Lligat, where painters and sculptors built their art into their homes.

Francis Bacon’s 7 Reece Mews Studio, London, 1998. Photographed by Perry Ogden, © The Estate of Francis Bacon. All rights reserved, DACS via World of Interiors

Eleanor Brooks

The Art of Francis Bacon’s Infamous Chaotic Studio

Francis Bacon’s studio functioned as an active creative system, shaping how images formed, how memory surfaced, and how painting unfolded across decades.

Lee Krasner, Robert Motherwell and Willem de Kooning at the opening of the fourth annual Guild Hall invitational

Hugo Merz

Why Artists Flocked to the Hamptons in the 20th...

The Hamptons became a creative haven for New York artists seeking light, space, and solitude. Here's how the East End became a postwar art enclave.

Claude Monet, The Japanese Footbridge, 1899 via National Gallery of Art/Public Domain

Isabelle Fenwick

Artists Who Turned Their Homes Into Living Mast...

These artists created immersive environments where life and art blended, resulting in houses that continue to inspire creative minds and curious visitors.

Pablo Picasso, Joie de Vivre, 1946 via Pinault Collection

Hugo Merz

Why Did Artists Fall in Love with the South of ...

From Cézanne to Picasso, artists escaped to the South of France for its light, solitude, and sensory richness. This is what they found.

Lightning Field, Smarthistory

Louise Irpino

Art in Remote and Dangerous Places

If you’re a thrill-seeking adventurous type, perhaps you should add visiting the following artworks to your bucket list—connecting with art in the great outdoors, in remote and dangerous places.

Orin at work on the subway, Image courtesy of Artnet News and Christiane Paul Krenkler.jpg

Emma Livingston

The Subway Surfers: Strangers, Art, and Public ...

Artists have long sketched strangers on public transportation, and in recent years social media turned the quiet practice into a viral sensation.