Artistic Innovations and Collaborations' presents the work of four artists who create ensembles for masquerading societies in ...

Curators and museum officials collaborated with the men who made the spectacular masquerades. "We thought, ‘Let's work with ...

American painter Kehinde Wiley stands in front of a portrait of Alpha Condé, former president of Guinea, during the opening ...

With millions of glass beads, Ralph Ziman transforms the iconic MiG-21 into a visual manifesto against violence and the Cold ...

While San Juan’s vibrant streets draw millions of visitors to Puerto Rico every year, just a short drive away lies Loíza — a ...

The preexisting parameters for recognising ‘contemporary art’ as opposed to the ‘decorative’ show the unlearning still ahead of us ...

Whether in trouser form, overalls or skirts, it not only recalled the work clothes worn by African Americans during ... make [jeans] popular,” writes the art historian Caroline A.

The Texas-born photographer first visited Africa’s largest metropolis in 2011 ... the environment, art and education. A longtime Smithsonian contributor, her work also appears in CityLab and ...

And while these items (corn, a tomato, a box of pasta) might be accessible pantry staples, they’ve now been transformed into symbols of luxury ... The Pop art movement also frequently featured ...

Cartoons exaggerated it to mock politicians. In rural settings, it was once considered a status symbol - a sign that "this man eats well". But what was once dismissed or even celebrated is now ...