Archive for April 2020
The design and history behind a few popular household items
Spending time at home, we’ve become more acquainted with the household items that surround us than every. We’ve decided to look at the history and design of a couple of […]
A print by Dalí becomes a major thrift store find in North Carolina
One man’s trash is another man’s treasure. It’s the motto that second hand, consignment, antique, and thrift shops thrive off. Most often, one finds trinkets, items with sentimental attachments, or […]
Art World Roundup: toilet roll, antiquites in Germany, and art-loving gerbils
In this week’s Art World Roundup, we cover antiquities with uncertain pasts, a case of restitution, toilet roll art, and an art gallery… for gerbils. Thousands head to the Huangshan […]
Rube Goldberg Inc. wants to see your take on hand washing
Washing your hands is simple, right? It’s a familiar task we do almost on autopilot: soap, water, 30 seconds, and you’re done. However, Jennifer George, the granddaughter of famed cartoonist […]
Artist Relief offers $10 million in grants to US artists during the time of COVID-19
Navigating COVID-19 is stressful, no matter how you cut it. A main worry for many is how to stay afloat, financially, during such an uncertain time, and for artists, the […]
How the iconic coronavirus illustration came to be
What’s red, orange, yellow, and grey all over? That’s right, the illustration for the novel coronavirus. It’s an image that has been used time and time again around the world […]
The Getty called and the people answered: thousands recreate famous artworks from the comfort of home
The Getty put out a call to the people and boy have the people responded. On March 25th, the museum sent out a Tweet accompanied by an Instagram post challenging […]
