In “The Uncanny Muse,” David Hajdu offers a lively survey of centuries of machines that served as instruments of cultural change.

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When Russia escalated attacks on Ukraine, a trio of artists found creative expression in documenting war — with help from an ...

Feldman's has metamorphosed from a used bookstore into an extension of the community, hosting intimate events with local artists, students and Stanford faculty.

A new collaborative exhibition showcases 60 breathtaking pieces that were evacuated from the Odesa Museum of Western and ...

The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art devotes an exhibition to the contemporary American painter, best known for her ...

Gift from longtime donors Philip A. and Lynn G. Straus makes the collection among the most significant in the United States.

It’s clear that this exhibition was put together by a bunch of absolute nerds — and that’s a compliment of the highest order.

A new biography of Charles W. Chesnutt, by Tess Chakkalakal, explains the friendships and tensions he had with his white ...

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Zimbabwean art historian Barnabas Ticha Muvhuti travelled by road to five southern African countries – Botswana, the ...

With colorful sprayed edges and intricate designs, the latest publishing trend turns books into works of art ...