Articles

The book cover of Edward Said's "Orientalism" in 1978 (photo from pocolit.com). The book gives insight on Said's research of what Orientalism is.

Rosella Parra

Asian Women and Culture in Orientalism

During the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, Orientalism was a popular trend in art where Western artists painted representations of Asian and Middle Eastern cultures within their work. For the art...

Blues Encubed

Taylor Hunt

Reflections: a Glance into Habatat Galleries’ G...

Established in a suburb of Detroit, Michigan, Habatat Galleries is the oldest and largest gallery specializing in glass art.

Big Red Boot. Image from MFH.

Emma Livingston

Something Needs to Be Said: MSCHF Big Red Boot

In February 2023, we were inundated with all things red, and I mean, it is the month of love after all, right? So, when American art collective MSCHF (pronounced Mischief)...

New Exhibition: Spirit in the Land at the Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University

Emma Livingston

New Exhibition: Spirit in the Land at the Nashe...

A look inside the Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University’s new exhibition Spirit in the Land.

Make Way for the Black Madonna

Gigi Penn

Make Way for the Black Madonna

Black women, no matter their age or status, are in a constant battle for their autonomy. We explore contemporary Black woman ushering in a new era of embodying “elevated” art...

Ladies in Blue is a Minoan fresco that was also founded by Sir Evans at the Palace of Knossos. The women in the fresco depict the same style of clothing as the Minoan Snake Goddess.

Rosella Parra

The Minoan Snake Goddess

Who is the Minoan Snake Goddess? The Minoan Snake Goddess is a figurine made of faience, a crushed quartz-paste material, in 1650 BCE on the island of Crete.

Basic leather belt.

Emma Livingston

Are Belts Back?: the Answer Is Yes…but Let’s Ta...

The belt. An accessory? A tool? Just another article of clothing? Generally, it is a leather, say an inch-and-a-half-wide piece of clothing resting at our hips, holding up a pair...

Yayoi Kusama collection for Louis Vuitton

Rebecca Levenson

Louis Vuitton X Yayoi Kusama

The iconic Parisian fashion brand Louis Vuitton has collaborated with legendary artist Yayoi Kusama, most recently taking visitors and onlookers aback with a painting robot of Kusama herself in the...

Vanderbilt Portrait

Madelyn Kenney

Biltmore Art History

The Biltmore House was built in 1895 by George Vanderbilt for his mother, who was suffering from health problems and needed cleaner mountain air to get better.

A Bar at the Folies-Bergère,

Janine Mae Dela Cueva

The Mystery Behind Édouard Manet's Last Painting

Édouard Manet will always be remembered as “the first of the moderns, and a bold, influential artist.” We analyze one of his most controversial paintings, A Bar at the Folies-Bergère."