In one of our favorite episodes to date, we look at a burgeoning trend in the art world. Michaela Yearwood-Dan, A conduit for joy (2021). ©Michaela Yearwood-Dan. Image courtesy Marianne Boesky Gallery ...

Rococo is characterized by the curvilinear decorative arts, ostentatious ornamentation, complicated patterns full of curlicues and flowers and the use of pastels. Rococo art, as many art historians ...

Between 1990 and 1997, the percentage of U.S. households owning computers increased from 15% to 35%. More and more people got used to the digital aesthetics and the ways content was displayed on ...

So much of the art world orbits around questions of value, not only in terms of appraisals and price tags, but also: What is worthy of your time in These Times, as well as your energy, your attention, ...

During a recent interview, Penelope Hunter-Stiebel had a quick reaction to the suggestion that rococo can be described as a “hyperdecorative” style in art, furnishings, and architecture. “It doesn’t ...

Doomed to be thrust from power by the onrushing forces of history, the aristocracy of 18th century Europe elected to live out its autumn in a sort of perpetual costume party. It was an age of ...

The Rococo aesthetic is already starting to make waves online and in the new year it’s expected to continue to trend. According to the Pinterest predictions, Rococo makeup and outfits will be all the ...

Though young viewers may not realize it, the animators of some of Disney’s most memorable films drew deeply from European visual culture. In “Inspiring Walt Disney: The Animation of French Decorative ...