Artistic styles exist only in retrospect. While many of their defining characteristics are formulated in manifestos by pioneering artists, a style can’t be fully understood until it has become a thing ...

For the average viewer, there are unwritten rules about art. Art is only art when it is in a museum, when it is centuries old, or when it is realism crafted by a technical master. When modern artwork ...

It’s impossible to disconnect Athens from history. Athens is history. After all, its main point of orientation is the Acropolis. But the cultural vibrancy of the Greek capital isn’t just about what ...

Educator and art historian Jade Powers is nearly two months into her tenure as the new Hugh Kaul Curator of Contemporary Art at the Birmingham Museum of Art. Powers, who holds a bachelor’s degree in ...

Kelwood Contemporary Art, 8202 Kelwood Ave., will open "Fiber Speaks," an exhibition of work by members of the Contemporary ...

In 1993, Saint Louis University opened a new initiative that it touted as the first of its kind—in its words, “the first museum to bring an interfaith focus to contemporary art.” The Museum of ...

What happens when basketballs become a work of art? Such is the case with Baltimore-based artist Brandon Donahue-Shipp's Basketball Bloom (Spectrum), one of 10 new contemporary art pieces acquired ...

Big Car Collaborative is about to quadruple its space and expand its reputation as a contemporary art hub. In June, the nonprofit creative organization announced an adaptive reuse plan for Big Tube, a ...