9 Best Articles in 2021
hellogiggles.com
Stuck at home? These 12 famous museums offer virtual tours you can take on your couch
hellogiggles.com
2 min read · 680 saves · 2020-03-14 · Experience the best museums from London to Seoul in the comfort of your own home.
Travel + Leisure
Stuck at Home? These 12 Famous Museums Offer Virtual Tours You Can Take on Your Couch
Travel + Leisure
3 min read · 646 saves · 2020-03-13 · Going into a self-quarantine can have many complex issues and complications beyond having enough food and supplies for two weeks. In terms of entertainment, it…
Creative Bloq
Free online resources for artists and designers stuck at home
Creative Bloq
3 min read · 388 saves · 2020-03-24 · Kerrie Hughes · Drawing lessons, software, books and more – the creative community continues to offer amazing support amid virus outbreak.
GQ Magazine
The Secrets of the World's Greatest Art Thief
GQ Magazine
2 min read · 353 saves · 2019-03-01 · Stéphane Breitwieser robbed nearly 200 museums, amassed a collection of treasures worth more than $1.4 billion, and became perhaps the most prolific art thief in history. And as he reveals to GQ’s Michael Finkel, how Breitwieser managed to do all this is every bit as surprising as why.
The Cut
Buying Myself Back
The Cut
20+ min read · 321 saves · 2020-09-15 · When does a model own her own image?
The New Yorker
The French Burglar Who Pulled Off His Generation’s Biggest Art Heist
The New Yorker
291 saves · From 2019 · The skilled climber and thief Vjeran Tomic, whom the French press referred to as Spider-Man, has described robbery as an act of imagination.
NPR
Making Art Is Good For Your Health. Here's How To Start A Habit
NPR
5 min read · 278 saves · 2020-01-07 · Malaka Gharib · Professional artists aren't the only people who can make art. In this episode, learn how to weave art into your everyday life. Because whether you're doodling, making pottery or embroidering,…
Time Out New York
You can now download over 200 art books from the Guggenheim for free
Time Out New York
1 min read · 271 saves · 2020-04-30 · If you're a lover of art books, we've got a helpful tip for you: The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum offers more the 200 exhibition catalogs that you can download
Brain Pickings
Hemingway’s Advice on Writing, Ambition, the Art of Revision, and His Reading List of Essential Books for…
Brain Pickings
6 min read · 252 saves · From 2016 · “In any art you’re allowed to steal anything if you can make it better.”
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My Modern Met
The Rijksmuseum Has Digitized 709,000 Artworks and Made Them Available for Free Online
My Modern Met
2 min read · 110 saves · Jan 9th · The Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam has made 709,000 images of legendary artwork available for free.
The New Yorker
How El Anatsui Broke the Seal on Contemporary Art
The New Yorker
6 min read · 46 saves · Jan 18th · Julian Lucas · His runaway success began with castaway junk: a bag of bottle caps along the road. Now the Ghanaian sculptor is redefining Africa’s place in the global art world.
Boing Boing
Gallery of ingenious bookshelves
Boing Boing
1 min read · 28 saves · Jan 2nd · Clive Thompson · There’s something about ingenious bookshelves that deeply pleases the literary soul. If you love books that means you buy a lot of books, which means pretty soon your house is clotted with th…
hyperallergic
“The World I Wish People Knew”: Photographer Cara Romero on Redefining Contemporary Native art
hyperallergic
4 min read · 23 saves · Jan 6th · Anne Wallentine · This year, Romero will be installing photographs of California’s Indigenous peoples on billboards and public places throughout Los Angeles.
The New Yorker
Edel Rodriguez’s “After the Insurrection”
The New Yorker
1 min read · 22 saves · Jan 7th · The artist discusses the inspiration behind his cover for the January 18, 2021, issue of the magazine.
Time Out Chicago
Check out the Loop's latest public art installation
Time Out Chicago
1 min read · 20 saves · Jan 12th · It's a bright Olafur Eliasson piece at Willis Tower.
Guardian Books
Tintin cover art sells for €2.6m, just missing record for comic-book sale
Guardian Books
1 min read · 18 saves · Jan 14th · Sian Cain · Hergé’s original artwork for Le Lotus Bleu was rejected as too expensive to reproduce in 1936 and given to editor’s son, who kept it in a drawer for decades
The Atlantic
Isn’t She Good—For a Woman?
The Atlantic
7 min read · 18 saves · Jan 10th · Helen Lewis · How the feminist passion for Artemisia Gentileschi’s life story risks overwhelming her artistic talent
The Guardian
The vagina dialogues: 33-metre artwork draws far right's ire in Brazil
The Guardian
1 min read · 18 saves · Jan 3rd · Tom Phillips · Juliana Notari’s hillside sculpture sparks clash between Bolsonaro-supporting right and leftwing cultural community
The New York Times
Diego Rivera Mural to Get Landmark Status, Blocking Potential Sale
The New York Times
3 min read · 15 saves · Jan 12th · Zachary Small · Officials unanimously voted to protect the $50 million artwork after the San Francisco Art Institute threatened to sell it to cover debts.