The 2025 Met Gala—themed "Superfine: Tailoring Black Style"—is an ode to the Black dandy. Ahead of the event on May 5, here's everything you need to know about Black dandyism.

The Enduring Legacy of Black Dandyism Black dandyism is more than just a style – it’s a cultural movement that continues to evolve, adapt and inspire. From the Harlem Renaissance to the Met Gala’s ...

The delicate yet resilient material makes for the common medium for over 100 artworks across three centuries at the ‘Paper Alchemy’ exhibition by Great Banyan Art at Bikaner House here.

An exhibition at London’s Wallace Collection is exploring the art of timekeeping by showcasing five breathtaking clocks designed by André-Charles Boulle, the famed 18th-century Parisian craftsman.

Another famous 18th-century automaton was The Turk-an amazing chess-playing machine invented by Wolfgang von Kempelen in 1770. Unlike Maillardet's automaton, a real mechanical wonder of its time ...

Art Criticism A Neo-Rococo Movement Is On the Rise—But What Does It All Mean? This sumptuous style, which is being revived by a growing cohort of artists, is like a cornucopia for complex meanings.

However, the museum's content included not only masterpieces but also examples of 18th-century French decorative art and Greco-Roman antiquities. Therefore, despite the presence of masterpieces, the ...

Trained in traditional 18th-century Indian painting, one of Tut’s daily aims in the studio is to innovate within this methodology, which she finds both tedious and historically significant. “Buzoorg, ...

Now comes the first 18th and Vine Art Festival, organized by Quez Presents, the Troost Market Collective and Troostapalooza, bringing together over 50 Black artists.

Arp’s abstractions, Schwitters’ constructions, Picabia’s targets and stripes and Duchamp’s readymades were soon turning up in the work of major 20th-century artists and art movements.