Art & Design

Explore Art & Design across the Smithsonian through stories, events, and exhibitions. Use the filters to browse by format, then bookmark events and exhibitions to keep track of what you want to visit or attend.

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Two women in suits gaze upon two paintings in gilded frames on a table.
The bungled heist took place at the Renoir Museum on the French Riviera in September. French authorities made six arrests and believe they prevented another “imminent” theft, possibly at a nearby modern art museum.
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An exhibition of the kinetic art of Argentinian artist Julio Le Parc at Tate Modern, London
According to a new survey, high-net-worth 20-somethings are emerging as the most active members of the global art trade, outspending other generations by wide margins. Their habits are changing how the art world works.
An artistic installation of a swamp.
“Wetland” is the latest installation of a high-tech traveling exhibition designed by Danish artist Jakob Kudsk Steensen. It recreates the overlooked ecosystem with the help of folklore, soundscapes and video game software.
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A man with a distinct mustache, artist Salvador Dali, in black and white working on an intricate Bronze book cover.
The volume, “Livre de l’Apocalypse,” was a “masterpiece” collaboration of 14 artists and writers. It is one of the heaviest and most expensive books ever made.
A landscape oil painting depicting a river and a cityscape beyond it.
The Romantic painter completed “Rome, From Mount Aventine” in the 1830s. It became his most expensive artwork in 2014, and it’s expected to sell for another record-breaking sum in December.
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A woman with short grey hair wearing orange glasses. She is wearing a maroon scarf around her neck and is looking to the side.
The 76-year-old poet, translator and essayist is renowned for her “bold and inventive” approach to blending poetry, prose and everything in between, leading to what the Swedish Academy calls “new forms for contemporary literature.”
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A man wearing a plaid maroon shirt, straw hat, and beaded necklace paints fine details on a black mask with white unfinished features, red lips, sharp teeth, and pink tongue.
This month, Valenzuela will share stories from the Yoeme community and demonstrate how he carves and decorates pascola masks at Tucson Meet Yourself.
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