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an abstracted painting composition of a fan with four faces merged with it or behind it, set against a dark background

‘Wonder Women’ Celebrates the Dazzling Figurative Work of Asian Diasporic Artists

May 15, 2025

a detail of a painting of two male figures at night, standing together in the bed of a pickup truck and looking toward something just out of the frame

Esaí Alfredo’s Oil Paintings Merge Mysterious Narratives with ‘Miami Vice’ Noir

May 15, 2025

in a bold palette of colors, a head pops out of water, sending a ripple effect outward toward lilypads, lotus flowers, and a duck.

Muhammad Fatchurofi’s Contrasting Illustrations Ripple Between Boldness and Delicacy

May 10, 2025

a painting on an assembled wood panel with various compartments delineated by geometric patterns and colors, with figures and animals interacting in some of the compartments

Adrian Landon Brooks and Jaime Molina Assemble Enigmatic Narratives in ‘No Man’s Land’

May 6, 2025

a detail of the face of Johannes Vermeer's 'Girl With a Pearl Earring'

Explore an Incredible 108-Gigapixel Scan of Johannes Vermeer’s Most Famous Painting

May 5, 2025

a large-scale installation along a white gallery wall, which looks like a giant slumped surface that is completely covered in a grid of tiny images

In ‘I’m Listening,’ Barry McGee Celebrates Positivity Amid Distress and Overwhelm

April 30, 2025

a painting of woods at dusk or twilight with a metaphysical arched reflection and lightforms around a window

Metaphysical Portals Emerge Within Forests in Eli McMullen’s Otherworldly Paintings

April 30, 2025

a small picture frame depicting a landscape with a tornado. the funnel cloud protrudes from outside of the frame

From Miniature to Massive, Boundless Landscapes Spill Out of Frame in Barry Hazard’s Paintings

April 28, 2025

a furry figure lies on the roadway with their chest split open and car headlights illuminating the darkened scene

Through Surreal Paintings, Shyama Golden Reincarnates a Mythic Narrative

April 26, 2025

a large, full-wall installation of numerous flower painting cutouts that resemble giant pressed flowers all along a white wall

Hundreds of Huge Flowers Spring Forth in Carly Glovinski’s Monumental ‘Almanac’

April 24, 2025

a blue and pink portrait of a woman peering through foliage

In Luminous Portraits, Florence Solis Invokes Feminine Power Amid Constraint

April 22, 2025

a vibrant painting of a woman lying among books and colorful, printed fabrics

Here’s What We’re Excited to See at EXPO CHICAGO 2025

April 21, 2025

part of a mural on a two-story building in Italy, with a red background and geometric patterns and thistle designs

Monumental Murals by Agostino Iacurci Vibrantly Reimagine Urban Facades

April 21, 2025

a monumental, abstract wall installation that appears to be cascading or bleeding a range of neon colors, as if the medium has been thrown at the wall and it is dripping down to the floor

In Elaborate ‘Textile Paintings,’ Anne von Freyburg Reframes Femininity in European Art History

April 14, 2025

two abstract symmetric works with colorful geometries and delicate linework reminiscent of faces and in a white frame

Geometric Scaffolding Structures Geoffrey Todd Smith’s Gouache-and-Ink Portraits

April 10, 2025

an oil painting of a woman in a red fringed Western shirt against a blue sky, staring straight at the viewer with an antler through her neck

In Hyperrealistic Oil Paintings, Chloe West Summons Magical Realism in the American West

April 10, 2025