Over spring break, I had the opportunity to visit an array of art museums throughout the Washington D.C. area. One of my more memorable visits from my trip was the Phillips Collection, a unique exhibition space and growing collection of modern art pieces, accompanied by classical works and contemporary acquisitions.
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Nearly 13 years ago, I visited the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York City with my family. At the time, I was seven years old, and it is still shocking to me that I have such a vivid recollection of this particular day and, more specifically, the exhibit we visited at the museum.
The Crayola Crayon. The place where we all started. Not your run-of-the-mill marker, these magnificent tubes of colored wax were our accomplices in mayhem.
I have a very complicated relationship with modern art. Similarly to many others, I found modern art to be particularly challenging; I struggled to conceptualize the mixture of mediums and motivations that comprehensively represent this artistic movement.
In 1948, Salvador Dali partnered with Hallmark to paint a Christmas card, a drastic deviation from his distinct surrealist style which has captivated onlookers for decades.
Holidays such as Thanksgiving possess unparalleled societal significance because they transcend personal relevance, creating shared traditions that can be celebrated by anyone.
A few years ago, my family and I visited Japan, spending part of our trip in Tokyo, home to Shibuya Crossing — one of the biggest intersections in the world.
Trees spend most of the year disguising themselves in a dense robe of foliage, but as the fall comes around, they shed their armor and boldly reveal their trunks.
Before the Contemporary Era, individuality was an unestablished norm reserved strictly for those who possessed wealth or social advantage.
Landscape painting is one of the most established genres of visual art, finding its roots in Western tradition during the Renaissance and evolving its identity over time as new styles emerged.