In the 1920s, a new kind of movie started showing in Paris theatres, and the audiences were… confused. These movies were a radical departure from the ones they had known until then. These new films ...

What’s the deal with Leonardo’s harpsichord-viola? Why were Impressionists obsessed with the color purple? Art Bites brings you a surprising fact, lesser-known anecdote, or curious event from art ...

Though portraiture is one of the oldest and most traditional art genres, it has consistently proven a potent starting point for artistic experimentation. At Paris gallery Hélène Bailly, the exhibition ...

H-E-C-T-I-C. "Hectic" has become one of Zaila Avant-garde's most frequently used words to describe life after winning the 2021 Scripps National Spelling Bee in July. The 15-year-old Louisiana native ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. After a one-year pandemic hiatus, the Scripps National Spelling Bee has returned and crowned its first Black American winner in ...

After making history at the Scripps National Spelling Bee last week, Zaila Avant-garde has her sights set on the future. The 14-year-old spelling dynamo spoke with ET on the red carpet at this year's ...

To Dream Avant-Garde at Hammond Harkins, installation view (all photos by the author for Hyperallergic) COLUMBUS, Ohio — There are at least two schools of thought around notions of the avant-garde.

I suppose I should worry that the French and military codeword avant-garde still seduces me. This word, after all, can conceal so much snobisme. But then: there's no reason to dismiss something just ...

Avant-garde albums have historically been pretty inaccessible to mainstream audiences. If a collection of music is too weird, a lot of listeners will dismiss it. However, I think the following three ...