Marion Adnams: A Teacher Who Turned Into a Surrealist
Would you ever suspect one of your teachers to be a painter? Marion Adnams, a modern languages teacher from Derby, England turned out to be a hidden...
Magda Michalska 5 October 2023
Special
Meet Great Teachers of Famous Artists
September and October are the months when students return to school or university. The experience of education and our memories of it are shaped by...
Magda Michalska 5 October 2023
Corita Kent: Pop Art Nun and Inspiring Art Teacher
Corita Kent was an artist, an educator, and a Roman Catholic nun. She created bold, colorful pop art posters to confront social injustice. Corita...
Candy Bedworth 5 October 2023
The Medieval Bestiary – Cute, Quirky, and Weird Animals
Of all the medieval manuscripts, bestiaries are definitely the most fun. A medieval bestiary is a book about animals. It’s full of unusual...
Alexandra Kiely 4 October 2023
7 Things That Could Only Happen to You in Greek Mythology
Thinking your luck couldn’t get any worse? Well, brace yourself for a humorous journey into the world of Greek mythology, where even the mighty...
Ania Kaczynska 3 October 2023
Frank Gehry in 10 Designs (That You Can Visit)
In February 1998, Philip Johnson, the godfather of Postmodernism, stood before the shimmering Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, Spain, and declared Frank...
Julia Bourbois 2 October 2023
Portraits by Lynette Yiadom-Boakye: They Are Black Because I’m Not White
Celebrated in 2018 with a solo show at the New Museum in New York, the English painter of Ghanaian descent Lynette Yiadom-Boakye hypnotized me with...
Magda Michalska 1 October 2023
Art for All: Interview with Podcast Host Jo McLaughlin
In 2021, I sat down with the podcast host of Jo’s Art History, Jo McLaughlin, to discuss the future of the art world, her job as an artist liaison...
Rachel Witte 30 September 2023
How Did Caravaggio Die? The Answer Is Not Easy
Caravaggio was a great artist, no doubt about it, but he was also rowdy. An early published notice on him, dating from 1604 and describing his...
Zuzanna Stańska 28 September 2023
Dorothea Tanning and Max Ernst – A Surreal Love Story
They fell in love while playing chess and stayed together for the rest of their lives. Read about the relationship between the famous German...
Magda Michalska 28 September 2023
The Largest Religious Monument in the World: Angkor Wat in Cambodia
The Khmer kingdom thrived in the Cambodian region from the 9th to 15th centuries with an empire that stretched all the way from modern-day Myanmar...
Maya M. Tola 27 September 2023
10 Museums to Visit in Australia
Australia may be better known for its beaches and natural wonders – and, of course, kangaroos and koalas. But it is also a country rich in art and...
Vithória Konzen Dill 27 September 2023
