In 1917, an object signed “R. Mutt” was submitted to an art exhibition in New York.
The object was a commercially manufactured porcelain urinal turned on its side and titled Fountain.
It became associated with artist Marcel Duchamp and his...
Jack Whitten didn't restrict himself to ordinary paint.
MoMA documents an extraordinary range of unconventional materials that appeared in his work.
They included octopus and cuttlefish ink, coffee, herbs, walnuts, insects, recycled glass...
Today, portraits are usually displayed so the subject is always visible.
During the Renaissance, however, some private portraits were deliberately made with hinged or sliding covers that concealed the sitter.
Others were double-sided, placed...
Before inexpensive paper became widespread in Europe, many books were written on parchment.
Parchment was generally produced from prepared animal skins, commonly those of sheep, goats, or calves.
Especially fine material made from calfskin is...