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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Indigenous artists have long had their concepts replicated without permission, but now digital tools can recreate and alter art. Can a robot actually help protect their work?
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The untitled 26-foot-tall piece now hangs in the seven-story atrium of General Motor’s new global headquarters in Detroit
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The Palazzo Dario has a rich history dating back to the 15th century—and, as the story goes, a succession of unusually unlucky owners
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Known as “The Light That Shines Through the Universe,” the 27-foot-tall artwork created by Tuan Andrew Nguyen will be installed on the Plinth this spring
Drawing on experiences from her childhood in rural South Carolina, Beverly Buchanan (1940-2015) created sculptures, paintings, and drawings depicting a common type of housing in her community—shacks. Where some may have seen only poverty in the . Shortened snippet. View full page for more details.
Chilean-born contemporary textile artist Cecilia Vicuña weaves thousands of years of history into her elegant and colorful work "Quipu Viscera".
Watch illustrator Sky Chandler create the cover for a comic book about the life of artist Miriam Schapiro. Miriam Schapiro was a groundbreaking feminist artist whose collaborative project, “Womanhouse,” critiqued the misogyny of everyday life.
Ten new stories about trailblazing women artists join SAAM’s online comic series “Drawn to Art: Ten Tales of Inspiring Women Artists.” Free to read online now. https://americanart.si.edu/art/art-comics