Best remembered for the story that gave us the ballet The Nutcracker, ETA Hoffmann wrote many uncanny, supernatural tales. Here are five of them.
The bright colors for which Vincent van Gogh is recognized today came after a much darker phase in his color palette.
Elsa Schiaparelli fused Surrealism and couture to transform the female body into a site of imagination, subversion, and art.
Vincent van Gogh held a deep appreciation and admiration for peasants. Let’s explore Van Gogh’s “Head of a Peasant.”
Discover the works of Thomas Hardy, a Victorian writer who captured the intricacies of families and relationships within his texts through evocative, poetic prose.
Discover the world of alternative music through a decade-by-decade breakdown as the term’s meaning has shifted according to various generations’ tastes—from proto-punk to post-grunge.
In the USSR, prosecuted Orthodox Christian clergymen ran underground monasteries and maintained their traditions despite propaganda, oppression, and mass executions.
Zine collections pull together unusual artists from all over the world working in a mini magazine format to create defiant, ground-breaking art.