Despite my longtime interest in New York art from the 1970s, I somehow never imagined delving into an artistic process called, quite literally, “rectal realism.” However, over a week ago, I found ...

The exhibitions of U.S. abstract expressionist paintings on view at the Brussels World’s Fair (TIME, June 16) and making the rounds of major European cities as “The New American Painting” show (TIME, ...

The Independent New York is one of the most anticipated fairs on the circuit, known for presenting a thoughtfully composed selection of galleries and nonprofits—achieved through invite-only ...

No artist has pictured the magnificence of the western states more eloquently than Photographer Ansel Adams. This summer thousands upon thousands of tourists will follow Adams’ well-beaten trail up & ...

Preface: essays in honour of Alex Potts -- Introduction: realism then and now / Andrew Hemingway -- The transactions of detail / Briony Fer -- Realism's credibility problem / Joshua Shannon -- ...

Returning for another edition, the Art Renewal Center (ARC) of New York has announced its 17th International ARC Salon Competition, inviting artists—both local and international—to enter the largest ...

Although the term “surrealism” often conjures perplexing visual imagery — Salvador Dalí’s melting clocks, René Magritte’s raining men, Frida Kahlo’s antlered head atop The Wounded Deer — the genre ...

The Nassau County Museum of Art will present “Real, Surreal, Photoreal” from Nov. 22 through March 8. Curated by Franklin Hill Perrell, the museum’s chief curator, and Alex C. Maccaro, its associate ...

ZANESVILLE ‒ Artist Paul Emory is returning to the Zanesville Museum of Art after an 18-year absence, with help from Aaron Thompson, the museum's exhibit coordinator. Emory's work doesn't quite create ...

A creative artwork combining a glowing neon bat with a realistic bat illustration to show the contrast between fantasy and realism. Black influencer says she’s behind Trump’s claim that ‘beautiful ...