Drive-In Dusk (2020)
All images courtesy of John Dowd

Although John Dowd has been coursing the streets and beaches of Provincetown for decades, he always finds something new to paint. And even if it’s the same subject, he sees it differently every time.

By David Masello

John Dowd frequently pai...

An opium smoker, along with her pet cat, circa 1931
Courtesy of Moderna Museet, Stockholm © Estate Brassaï Succession – Philippe Ribeyrolles 2026

The legacy of photographer Brassaï and his nocturnal wanderings through Paris in the 1940s goes on view at Stockholm’s Moderna Museet

By David Masello

Brassaï ...

Mr. and Mrs. Andrews (c. 1750)
All photos by Joseph Coscia Jr., courtesy of the Frick Collection

Thomas Gainsborough wasn’t a clothing designer,but he knew how to paint those garbed in the fashionable wear of his time, as an exhibition at the Frick Collection reveals

By David Masello

Lords ...

With Nigeria’s independence came new art. London’s Tate Modern tells the story of 20th-century art in the nation, highlighting unique, Pan-African aesthetics.

 Written by Ashley Busby

On October 1, 1960, Nigeria established independence from British colonial rule, and just after that declaration members of the Zar...

The Hispanic Society Museum & Library in New York spotlights the opulence and over-the-top silhouettes of the Spanish Golden Age, including hoop skirts so large that women were accused of concealing illicit pregnancies.

Written by Fred Voon

In the 16th century, the world’s fashion capital wasn’t Paris or Milan. It was Madrid. After all, this was the birthplace of t...