Facial tattoos have been a part of Maori culture for centuries, a sacred marker of the wearer's genealogy and heritage. But one woman's striking chin design - or moko - has generated huge debate ...
but the art and ritual has largely been lost in the modern era. While in Auckland, I received a Maori “ta moko” tattoo with traditional wooden tapping tools from perhaps the only Maori artist ...
Examples of code-switching under pressure include "cover[ing] up traditional tattoos — like Inuit kakiniit or Maori ta moko — ...
A new exhibition in New York celebrates Berthe Weill, an often overlooked but visionary figure who jumpstarted the careers of many of modern art's giants Julia Binswanger Renaissance paintings ...
The Smithsonian’s museums display objects from our collections that span the breadth of art and design from the ancient to the modern-day, from the whimsical to the practical. Along with our ...
The Maori language of New Zealand has just expanded by 200 words and phrases, freshly minted to describe mental health, addiction and disability issues. Keri Opai, the civil servant who helped ...
Our art database makes it easy to track the changing prices of over 801,000 artists, giving you real insight into how much artworks should cost. No. As the appraisal process is done exclusively online ...
Linda Selvin Executive Director, Appraisers Association of America Artnet is an essential tool for both art market professionals and art lovers at large. Every day, I consult its Price Database. Simon ...
Whether you're a fan of Banksy's street art style or prefer the vivid colors of impressionists like Monet, there's no doubt that art can be a great investment, and it's growing in popularity.
The College of Art and Design is RIT’s creative hub where art, design, and technology intersect. From centuries-old and contemporary methods of producing fine art to the latest in digital media, we ...
By Anderson Tepper Ta-Nehisi Coates’s breakthrough memoir, “Between the World and Me,” made an immediate impact when it was published in 2015, at the fraught tail end of the Obama era ...