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Juan Gris, Pierrot, 1921 via Wikimedia

Jesslyn Low

Pierrot The Sad Clown

Pierrot, from naive Commedia dell'arte valet to complex icon, captures the evolving emotions and roles of the quintessential sad clown.

Installation view of Kjartansson’s Take Me Here by the Dishwasher: Memorial for a Marriage. Photograph: Tristan Fewings/ Getty Images, courtesy of the artist, Luhring Augustine New York and i8 gallery Reykjavik

Taylor Hunt

Performance Art

Performance art stands out as a dynamic and boundary-pushing medium. Explore these five provocative examples and their ability to challenge and inspire.

Ransome, "Gees Bend Quilter Sis."COURTESY OF THE ARTIST AND ELLA WEST GALLERY

Emma Livingston

Ella West Gallery

Ella West Gallery, a Black woman-owned art space, renews Durham's historic Black Wall Street by celebrating and promoting Black artists.

Frida Kahlo pictured with her work, Two Fridas, 1939 via Fridakahlo.org

Lily Frye

Frida Kahlo’s Self-Portraits

Frida Kahlo's self-portraits reveal a unique journey of self-identity, shaped by trauma, culture, and femininity, securing her legacy.

Amphora with Ajax Carrying the Dead Achilles | The Walters Art Museum

Rosella Parra

Black Amphora Art

Black-figure amphora art in Ancient Greece depicted mythology and narratives, honoring customs and heroes through unique pottery techniques.

Jan van Helmont, Portrait of the sisters of the convent of the Black Canon Augustinian nuns of Antwerp, 1665 and 1714 via Wikipedia

Jesslyn Low

Nuns in Art History

The article discusses the history and contributions of nuns to the art world, highlighting their role as pioneers of female-made art in the Western world by leveraging the freedom and...

Sheila Metzner portrait by Herb Ritts via Widewalls

Taylor Hunt

Sheila Metzner

Sheila Metzner left a mark on 20th-century American photography when she became the first woman to have her work featured in Vogue. Her style combines Pictorialism and Modernism, which has...

Artist Sougwen Chung works in her Brooklyn studio. (Celeste Sloman for The Washington Post)

Louise Irpino

Robotics in Art

Robotics lies at the intersection of art and science; this article details the history and ethics of robotics in art and briefly examines three notable artists or works that feature...

Feature image:  Installation view of ” Walk on the Wild Side: ‘70s New York in the Norman E. Fisher Collection at MOCA Jacksonville.” Photo by Doug Eng.

Rosella Parra

Norman E. Fisher

Exhibit at MOCA Jacksonville showcases 700 artworks from '70s NYC, reflecting an era of artistic collaboration and innovation, celebrating MOCA’s 100th anniversary.

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Louise Irpino

Celtic Symbols in Art

Celtic art, rich in symbols and motifs with deep meanings, reflects the heritage of the Indo-European Celts who lived in Western-Central Europe during the Iron Age and whose cultural elements,...