A central dome dominates this space, while greyish-green stone articulates its perfect geometry.
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Hadrian's Wall in England has always been a place where communities intersect
Hadrian’s Wall
Mantegna was fascinated by perspective. His radical foreshortening and realism focus attention on Christ’s wounds.
Andrea Mantegna, Dead Christ
Did Peter sit here? Dizzying but unified, light and gold glorify this sacred place.
Gian Lorenzo Bernini, Cathedra Petri (Chair of ...
Gold, glass, and marble dazzle the eye in this 6th-century church. High above us, Emperor Justinian presides.
San Vitale and the Justinian Mosaic
City-states vied for the best artists. After Ghiberti dragged his feet, Siena invited Donatello to finish the job.
Donatello, Feast of Herod
Japanese objects came through Mexico on their way to Spain, and had a lasting impact on the arts of the Americas.
Screen with the Siege of Belgrade and ...
The bronzes from Igbo-Ukwu have intricate designs and symbolism, and demonstrate technical virtuosity.
Igbo-Ukwu
This memorial honors three women who were victims of medical experimentation by the "father of gynecology"
Michelle Browder, Mothers of Gynecology
A monumental solution, rethinking the sculpture of Richmond
Kehinde Wiley, Rumors of War
The story of Ernest Cole, a black photographer in South Africa during apartheid
The story of Ernest Cole, a black ...
Assemblage, a practice of art production that combines disparate everyday objects and materials to create new meanings and forms, rose to popularity among American artists following World War II.
Assemblage
Old sports photographs and hair commercials provide inspiration for American artist Lorna Simpson.
Lorna Simpson – ‘Everything I Do Comes ...
Yatika Starr Fields grew up in Tahlequah, in northeastern Oklahoma, whose nature and landscape continues to influence his work today.
Yatika Starr Fields and mural painting
Referencing the photographs of Edward Curtis, Wilson intends to produce a contemporary visual reimagining of Native American culture through his photographs.
Will Wilson, Critical Indigenous Photographic Exchange
Mel Chin describes the origins and motivations behind the nationwide art project Paydirt in a keynote address to the 2008 National Art Education Association Convention, and visits multiple sites in New Orleans adversely affected by both Hurricane Katrina and lead contamination in the soil.
Mel Chin, Paydirt
Artist Lee Bul reveals her thinking and inspiration behind her site-specific installation at the Turbine Hall of the Industrial Precinct on Cockatoo Island, titled 'Willing To Be Vulnerable' (2015–16) for the Embassy of the Real.
Artist interview with Lee Bul about Willing ...
To behold a painting or sculpture by the Korean artist and philosopher Lee Ufan is to feel suspended in a single breath longer than seems biologically possible.
Lee Ufan
"As an abstract painter, I work with things that I cannot see," says Jack Whitten.
Jack Whitten on Mapping the Soul
In his New York City studio, Takashi Murakami discusses his three-decades-long practice in which he blends traditional and modern art techniques to create enormous paintings with a visual power unmatched in contemporary art.
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