The museum, which has long collected works by black artists, rehangs some of its galleries to offer a fascinating journey ...

Introduction to the histories of art and the practice of art history. You will encounter a range of arts (including painting, sculpture, architecture, photography, prints) and artistic practices from ...

The standard story of 1960s arts is one of Abstract Expressionism leading into Pop Art and minimalism. A Whitney show ...

Facsimile of a griffin with Horus- and Seth-like features found on the south wall of the tomb of Khety from the Egyptian 11th Dynasty in Beni Hasan (c. 2125–1985 BCE) (image public domain via the ...

The Hirshhorn and the Anacostia Community Museum both opened stunning and distinct exhibitions with unexpected parallels this March. Lonnie G. Bunch III Secretary Bunch and Hirshhorn Director Melissa ...

Art history, once a staple in every college humanities curriculum, is now seen as elitist and futile. With Donald Trump back in the White House, the arts are more at risk than ever. For many, the ...

Installation view of ‘Kerry James Marshall: Mastry’ featuring “De Style” (1993) at the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago (photo by Nathan Keay, © MCA ...

A review of Art: A New History, by Paul Johnson. The modern sensibility recoils against the “great man” model of history: history as the account of decisive events, shaped by the autonomous actions of ...

The B.A. in Visual Arts - Art History Track offers students a course of study that will open up a broad and sophisticated window into the history of art. Closely linked to the museum studies minor ...

Art history majors at Santa Clara University examine the broad range of human visual expression across space and time, developing understandings of the meanings and purposes of visual and material ...