Opinion
A new exhibition changes the term 'American' in the phrase 'American art', to which Whitney is institutionally devoted.
by Hamid Dabashi
France
Whose Truth Is It Anyway
United States
Painting
France24 Sep 2019 11:44 GMT
Painting by a 13th century artist found in a house in the the French town of Compiegne could be worth up to $6.6m.
Al Jazeera World10 Apr 2019 10:24 GMT
The life and work of a French artist who shook up Orientalist painting by portraying Saharan people as they really were.
Arts & Culture18 Feb 2018 10:26 GMT
Artists in China's Dafen village once produced 60 percent of new oil paintings worldwide, but Dafen is now under threat.
Art12 Feb 2018 18:11 GMT
Militarisation of Chittagong, Rohingya refugees, future deities - politics is at forefront of 2018 Dhaka Art Summit.
Saudi Arabia07 Dec 2017 19:29 GMT
Record-breaking art purchase of famous Christ portrait for $450bn was made by Prince Salman's 'friend and associate'.
Painting12 Nov 2017 08:41 GMT
Witness28 Oct 2017 15:47 GMT
A Congolese artist inspires young and old to reflect on the future of Africa through his artwork.
Opinion13 Apr 2017 13:23 GMT
The former US president's book of paintings depicting US soldiers is nothing more than an image reconstruction project.
by M Neelika Jayawardane
Opinion10 Apr 2017 14:11 GMT
Cliche East vs West paradigms need to yield to the notion of art beyond borders.
Opinion02 Apr 2017 06:22 GMT
Dana Schutz's painting Open Casket raises many questions about depiction of racial violence in contemporary US society.
Travel ban31 Jan 2017 18:33 GMT
Syrian Khaled Akil, whose work is being exhibited in California, joins artists protesting discriminatory travel ban.
Opinion14 May 2016 08:03 GMT
Beyond the paradox of celebrating a bygone Islamic civilization at the height of Islamophobia in the United States.
AJ IMPACT28 Feb 2016 07:51 GMT
With the help of local and international artists, residents of Oklha have transformed their community into art havens.
Art05 Dec 2015 08:08 GMT
A Syrian-run art centre is giving refugees the chance to continue pursuing their passions in Turkey's cultural capital.
Opinion27 May 2015 10:17 GMT
Art is being used as a tool to overcome trauma and displacement and to forge a new Latin American identity.
by Patricia Boero