Archaeologists recently uncovered remnants of the ancient, pre-Incan Wari civilization in Peru, along with an impressive collection of gold grave goods and more than 80 entombed bodies!
Frida Kahlo's Closet Opened 58 Years After her Death
Diego Rivera forbid anyone access to Frida's clothing closet after she died, but it's finally been opened for the first time to reveal that she had quite the awesome taste in fashion. She used her fashion and accessories both to play off her disabilities and to reference her heritage.
...no further explanation necessary for this awesome fanart :)
Thousands of cave paintings discovered in MexicoBurgos, a region in the San Carlos mountains that was previously thought to be uninhabited by pre-Hispanic peoples, was apparently host to a large unnamed and fairly undocumented tribe of native people, whose cave paintings number in the thousands and may date back to 6000BC!
Bizarre Japanese retro-futuristic art from the 1930s - 1960s
A collection of this crazy, super weird art has just surfaced online. Definitely worth scrolling through! The robot nanny one really disturbs me.
Interesting exhibition at the Menil in Houston, contrasting the use of certain images and theories of viewing of modern and contemporary art, versus Byzantine art. I personally find Byzantine art to be fascinating. I wish I could get down to Texas this summer to see this.
Let My People Show: Welcome to "Jew York"
A rather brash exhibit of a huge variety (83 I think?) of Jewish artists from the mid twentieth century to present. Nothing except the artists' common ethnicity ties the show together, and many contemporary artists have chosen to make commentary on the theme itself through interesting and possibly politically-incorrect references to Jewish history and art history. Definitely looks to be an intriguing show.
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