On View

“Raphael and His Circle”National Gallery of Art, Washington DC What the museum says: “Raphael was one of the greatest artistic figures working in the Western classical tradition. To mark the 500th anniversary of his death, the Gallery presents 26 prints and drawings in an intimate installation. These works illustrate how Raphael’s art shaped the standard of […] More

“Treasures of British Art: The Berger Collection”Denver Art Museum What the museums says: “‘Treasures of British Art’ presents 500 years of British cultural history through the stories of its people, captured by the enduring brilliance of artists of the time. The exhibition features devotional images, portraits, landscapes, and sporting scenes by the greatest artists of the […] More

“Monet: Places”Museum Barberini Potsdam What the museum says:  “The exhibition ‘Monet: Places’ reveals the strategies pursued by the artist in deciding where to live and what cities to visit. This broad panorama of his oeuvre is illustrated by over 100 exhibits, from his first recorded composition to the famous water lilies painted in his garden […] More

When life gives you lemons, make lemonade. Or use those lemons, and all the other random stuff you have lying around your house, to make still life photographs. That’s been the motto for many a photographer in this, the age of social distancing. Out of their studios and off the streets, young photogs have trained […] More

What is a photograph, really? Is it simply an image on a two-dimensional surface? What if it could be more? These are some of the questions the Chicago-born artist Barbara Kasten seeks to pose and answer in her complex photographic works, which straddle printmaking, sculpture, and textile combinations.  Kasten’s first exposure to art was through a […] More

Today is World Autism Awareness Day, and Apple is marking the occasion by posting a digital art gallery of works created by artists on the autism spectrum, all using the iPad and Apple Pencil. The project, which is curated by the nonprofit the Art of Autism, will be unveiled over the course of April, which […] More

“For a Dreamer of Houses”Dallas Art Museum What the museum says: “‘For a Dreamer of Houses,’ an imaginative and immersive exhibition, explores the significance of the spaces we inhabit and how they represent ourselves, our values, and our desires. …The featured artists use forms derived from dwellings or furnishings to investigate ideas including belonging, alienation, fantasy, […] More

“El Greco: Ambition and Defiance”Art Institute of Chicago What the museum says: “Since El Greco’s death, writers, critics, and other observers have struggled with how and where to situate him. Was he a Byzantine icon painter transformed by the artistic revolution of the Italian Renaissance? A social climber desperately seeking noble patronage? A devout believer […] More