Copperhead Snake on Dead Leaves, watercolor by Abbott Handerson Thayer (1849-1921). (Courtesy: Smithsonian American Art Museum) When the American painter Abbott H. Thayer published his book Concealing ...
When warriors consider the art of war, it’s usually ancient Chinese general Sun Tzu — not Picasso — whose work comes to mind. But we have the cubist colossus and other like-minded artists, naturalists ...
When one of the biggest camouflage artists in the country asked me to pose for him in the nude, I said, “Uh, no,” so he got a friend with abs instead, who just disappeared into one of his latest works ...
The International Spy Museum will unveil its newest special exhibit, “Camouflage: Designed to Deceive,” on March 1. The museum has previously featured artifacts that used elements of camouflage, like ...
Joiri Minaya, “Shield” (2022), archival pigment print mounted on Dibond, 36 x 24 inches (all photos Jessica Shearer/Hyperallergic) BROOKLINE, Mass. — Aloe plants hang from the large front window of ...
The 18th edition of Watari-Um's 'I Love Art' series explores the concept of self-camouflage. In an era when we are overloaded with so many things and ideas, Watari-um posits that art might be the ...
Tauba Auerbach, Flow Separation (2018) (commissioned by Public Art Fund and 14-18 NOW and presented on Fireboat John J. Harvey in New York Harbor, courtesy Paula Cooper Gallery, photo by Nicholas ...
A public art initiative marking the 80th anniversary of the U.N. is inviting artists to examine the state of democracy and social justice. The first featured artist is Chinese dissident Ai Weiwei, ...
Breastless women face clothing challenges on a daily basis, but there is hope. Recently, while walking through a sporting goods store, I was intrigued by all of the camouflaged garments. I listened as ...