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Located in Grant Park, site of the annual Lolapalooza music festival
Kanye West received an honorary doctorate degree from the School of the Art...
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Crazy architecture and a rocking view
Motor city
It's free, not cheap
Since it opened in 1871, the San Francisco Art Institute has become an...
Great art in the windy city
Judy Chicago is unmistakable. She walks into the room where she’s about to speak of...
“We thought the best way to help people understand Van Gogh’s life was to...
Before there was OkCupid, there was The Cupid Seller by Joseph-Marie...
Munch to my lazy chagrin, I needn’t have gotten so creative with my cocktail. A...
And that rhymes awww yiss!Sometimes in art, the clothes the figures are wearing are...
Does Satine take paintings as payment or just diamonds? Nicole Kidman was...
A gamer I am not, but a Pokémon trainer I am.The one and only gaming console I have...
Happy Thanksgiving to those who celebrate! By the way, did you know your turkey is...
Without further ado, we call this post’s drink the Figure with Meat Whiskey Neat ‘N...
Who says Republicans don’t support the arts? In recent years, the conservative...
This March, Turner Classic Movies is featuring films about art and artists, airing...
Could have also picked the name Judy Vagina
Jessica Lange (left) channels Marlene Dietrich (right) as Elsa Mars. Like Dietrich...
Perspective, in a nutshell, is how much space/distance is shown in a 2D...
Private Parts is a series exposing the raw, gritty, and true stories behind...
Feminist art theory emerged in the 60s in the midst of the Civil Rights Movement...
If Baroque art and a can of whipped cream had a baby, it would be the Rococo....
Gives new meaning to "eating out"
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What this is however is a really awesome meme we can’t wait to implement. I put my...
As the neurologist Oliver Sacks noted, gardens are places of healing. The Greek...
Vincent van Gogh, A Wheatfield with Cypresses, 1889. In Robert Frost’s...
Last week, Sartle was invited to the Director’s Breakfast at the de Young...
Yes, Carol, we will visit you this Sunday because it is the 2016 Oscars and we...
Artemisia Gentileschi. Mary Magdalene in Ecstasy, ca. 1620-25. Oil on canvas,...
A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte by Georges Seurat
San Francisco Art Institute is offering two new online college classes...
The power of Edo period art can best be summed up with this quote:...
This week, the world bade a tearful goodbye to comic giant and beloved childhood...
Tania and I were desperate for a “day” off and decided a tour of the mid-west was...
Step into the 19th century French cafe for a sip of the green fairy this...
It’s important to note: the Romantic Art Movement has nothing to do with...
To show how far this game of telephone that we call “St. Patrick’s Day” has gone, I...
Whether your mom is dazzled by the Impressionists or, like mine, is...
(L-R: Tania Houtzager, Ethan Angelica, Erica Gangsei, and Salvador Acevedo)Sartle...
Photo courtesy of Classical Art MemesThis past Sunday was the 88th Academy Awards...
Slightly psychedelic
Claude Monet, The Japanese Footbridge, 1899, National Gallery of Art, Washington D....
In the final season of BoJack Horseman, paying attention to the art in the...
Remember back to the 2016 election when womxn’s hearts across the nation felt...
Who doesn’t love the 4th of July? It’s our nation’s best excuse to fire up the...
Don’t worry, no one slipped some acid into your drink earlier, but if they did, you...
Here are the best museums of the continental United States as picked with extreme...
We admit, we miss us some Lady Gaga, which is why we were so excited to see her...
If you love Percy Jackson and the Olympians as much as I do, you will fall head...
With a new year comes a new season of BoJack Horseman -- which also means...
Something very strange was going on in Italy around the turn of the 16th century....
There is such a cliche about artists and madness. Perhaps there’s a bit of truth to...
It’s cool Schmidt, we don’t know what kids are up to these days either. If your kid...
The post-World War II period of the late 1940s to 1950s onward saw not only just a...
And, with so much art (and art related fare) also available on those journeys, we...
If there was ever a College Board for artists, it would be the art academies of...
The Google Arts & Culture app has recently gone viral dominating the most...
…and five epic Oscar losses. But he’s finally done it! Here’s how:
How do you like your museums? I’ll take mine with some fun, sass, and a side of...
The only occasions when horror films seem to garner an ounce of respect, is when...
Mel Brimfield, This is Performance Art, 2011, C-print Ah, performance artists...
Detail from La Città Nuova (The New City) by Antonio Sant’...
The best scene in Woody Allen’s movie "Midnight in Paris" takes place in the...
Oops, my hand slipped. See the previous dino-invaded artworks and hold onto your...
Archist Series. Federico Babina. 2014 Small and want to live in a Damien Hirst...
Last Thursday evening I had the pleasure of attending an action-packed (!)...
Tarantism (n.): a psychological condition characterized by an...
Eli and Edythe Broad are two of America’s top rock star philanthropists. You may...
If you’re getting married and you love art, then you’ve come to the right place....
The San Francisco Center for the Book (SFCB) is a magically inspiring art haven...
RSAP has a great message. Sure, they get a little hyperbolic about just how much...
Ah New York City… Maybe you watched Friends and are enamored with brick...
We're outing Hayao Miyazaki as an art nerd. Ok, it’s maybe not the biggest...
“That painting looks so realistic” is not something most viewers would say of an...
Sartle highly recommends the San Francisco Art Institute’s new online art...
Pictures of beaches, fancy dinners, and people “exercising” aside, I’m...
An art bromance or something more? Land art celebrity and hippie...
The Fluxus Movement was founded in 1960 by Lithuanian American artist George...
Ever been curious about what goes on in those fancy MFA programs, but don't have...
Have you met San Francisco’s most famous citizen, Karl? Karl the FOG, that...
Renaissance is a French word meaning ‘rebirth’, and in this case, it refers...
Pumpkins are everywhere this season. On our doorsteps, in our coffee, in every...
One way to look at all art is through the lens of design. All art uses...
If you’ve ever carried something cumbersome and metal in a narrow space (say,...
With recent exhibits on topics ranging from the Manga of Japanese artist Takaya...
Obama has his reasons for making fun of art history and it’s all this posts fault....
Last year, Sartle sponsored a panel at Art Market San Francisco– See Art...
I’m not saying Hamilton the Musical saved Alexander Hamilton’s face from getting...
One day you may see Kanye’s nipples. But it is not this day.Welcome to Part Two of...
As fans of looking closely and spending quality time with images, it’s no...
The term “Post-Impressionism” was first used in 1910 by the English art...
May the force be with you.So I don’t know about you guys, but I know A LOT of...
Fish (Still Life), 1864. By Édouard Manet at the Art Institute of ChicagoHappy...
All 'bout that bass, 'bout that bass, no treble
Created by Sister Suffragette
Embrace your inner underdog and recreate Rocky Balboa's run to the top!
Get Smart! See art!
It's THE Met
MOMA knows everything goes better with Bacon!
Quality, not quantity
Good wine and interesting art
Two museums in one
One of the wealthiest museums in America
Only place that call the Dutch Masters the "North Dutch school"
Named after a beer maker
Will somebody please think of the children??
Put a bird on it
A taste of Asia in the Tenderloin
Sweet Home Alabama
Cooler than an Orange Julius
In the Athens of Australia
I would walk 500 miles...
It's hammer time
Yee-haw
Probably the first museum to use guns as performance art
This museum is worth A-GO
Just keeps getting bigger
Joe Biden likes to come here (probably)
New Jersey gem
A capital collection in the capital of Ohio
It's pronounced Woo-stah
It's all about that space
Not blan(d) at all
Welcome to the jungle
Mo Money, Mo Museums
Get High on art here
Lots of art in the heartland
Awesome, free, big-city museum
Fair warning: if you do not want to hear my incessant ramblings about how glorious...
A gift to the Nation
Sorry to say that Christopher Lee died this week at 93. Modern Audiences and Comic...
It’s that time of year again– Team Sartle delves back into the infamous great...
The newest exhibition at the Asian Art Museum advertises itself as an engagement of...
Natural pigments are naturally occurring substances used to impart color and come...
Impressionism at a Glance: You Mean Those Smudges Are Intentional? Flowers,...
People Magazine has decided Blake Shelton is the “2017 Sexiest Man Alive”...
We are excited to announce that Sartle has created a trivia game, and it is now...
Aptly titled “The Hangover” by Henri de Toulouse-LautrecAs I sit here typing,...
Reading Le Figaro by Mary Cassatt, 1883. Private CollectionSometimes you just need...
Only museum to have famous poetry written about it
Takaya Miou, Love Thyself. Courtesy of the Honolulu Museum of Art. The...
YBAs are so fetch. Once upon a time in the 1980s, London was...
USA's very first art school and museum
Christian Louboutin and photographer Peter Lippmann have such a love affair...
Shown here with the tragically named baby North. Just kidding, no we haven’t! Kanye...
Created as part of the New Deal
Enjoy art in an architectural iceburg
One of the oldest public art museums in America
Has a cool grand staircase
Who run the world? Girls!
Brand spankin' new!
Don't get dizzy walking around this circular museum
Has a lot of money to throw around
Abraham Lincoln had his inaugural ball here
Figure out the way to San Jose...ASAP!
Throw another cutting edge exhibit on the barbie...?
2 rich guys, a museum, and a wing place
Happy wife happy life!
Started by a navy man
Everything's bigger in Texas
Possibly haunted
Meet me in St. Louis, Louis!
Fits 423 hospital beds
Art on the walls and in the toilets
The first of its kind
Largest collection of British art outside the UK
When the mistress gets bored, build a museum
Free museums for the win
Self-portraits go way back and for good reason. As the author of 55 of them, Frida...
Who you calling a degenerate? When we say “degenerate” in art history, we...
Baroque art started because the Catholics got all jealous that people were...
Mental health issues restrict an artist’s ability to create. But, art can also...
You'll need a bicycle to get around the entire place
One of the best things about the art world is simply how surprising it...
The one and only: Zsa Zsa GaborThis February would have marked the 100th birthday...
Whether you’re new to art or an old hand, Edinburgh is an incredible place for an...
Hippest place in Brighton
I’d be blue too if a rich artist made $100k off my photo. Photo @doedeerePablo...
Not to be confused with the São Paulo Museum of Modern Art
Saved in times of war
The only place where all lost and destroyed art can still be seen: online
Starting February 27th and running until July 21, 2019, the Berkeley Art...
The holidays are here! Whether you celebrate this time in church, temple, around a...
Centuries before feminism had a name, post-Renaissance artist Artemisia Gentileschi...
Source In Peter H. Reynolds’s children’s book The Dot, a young child...
All right, all right no need to be crabby Cancers, it’s finally your month! Heh,...
Buy now on Taschen
Inspired by the Google Cultural Institute’s virtual Bruegel exhibit, we decided to...
Popular place to film when you're trying to prove the movie is actually in LA
Fort Worth a trip
Expanded in 2016!
Installed electricity to draw crowds at night shows
Underground in the City of Angels
Giant robot threatens cafe-goers. Dine at your own risk!
Yes...they "borrowed" the art
Poop in style while you enjoy art
Cheers to the gov'na!
Not for during rush hour
The first permanent art gallery in New Zealand!
Not made of crystals
Way better than the Old Britain museum
Come one, come all
Former tobacco plantation
Built by Bernini and Borromini
SO. MUCH. JEWELRY.
Just a little touch of star quality
Art history, but make it fashion. Is the Met better known...
For an art school, they sure have a lotta cash
Brought to you by your favorite skin cream
Ironically, the Degenerate Art Show was a wildly popular, and there were lines at...
"Other artists showed what viewers wanted to see. Suzanne showed them what was...
Big Red by Alexander Calder at the San Jose Museum of Art
(German) Pronunciation: Bahk-fye-fen-geh-see-ckt
Leap Into the Void by Yves Klein at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Ccontrary to social media’s endorsements, “liking” a photograph isn’t the same as...
Woman with a Parasol - Madame Monet and Her Son by Claude Monet at the National...
At what point do evil dictators shift from making art to collecting it? Well,...
Pronunciation: /byo͞oˈkälik/
Gesamtkunstwerk is one of those words that, in English, not only sounds...
In the beginning, there was darkness… Tohubohu, according to the Merriam-...
If it weren’t for the Medici family, some of our favorite Renaissance artists...
Spoiler Alert: paintings of the pilgrims are anything but historically accurate...
They’re coming for your books. Biblioclasm is the practice of...
Goering was eager to be thought of as a man of culture, and he was also Hitler’s...
From The Story of Nastagio degli Onesti (Part I) by Sandro Botticelli in the Prado.
Sweet summer is on the horizon and here at the Sartle office we’re already making...
Maman by Louise Bourgeois
Sunset at Montmajour by Vincent van Gogh Pronunciation: /tro͞oˈvī/ Lauren helps...
Sleeping Venus by Eustache Le Sueur
Corridor Pin, Blue by Claes Oldenburg
Woman Dressed as a Vestal Virgin by Angelica Kauffman
Madame X by John Singer Sargent
Negev by Magdalena Abakanowicz at The Israel Museum
Mona Lisa by Leonardo da Vinci at the Musée du Louvre
Portrait of Henry VIII of England by Hans Holbein the Younger Pronunciation: /cag-...
The Third of May 1808 by Francisco Goya
Electronic Superhighway: Continental U.S., Alaska, Hawaii by Nam June Paik
George Washington (Lansdowne Portrait) by Gilbert Stuart at the Smithsonian...
Mao Tse-Tung No. 4 by Andy Warhol at the National Gallery of Australia...
Portrait of Giovanni de’ Medici as a Child by Bronzino at the Uffizi...
Odalisque with Red Culottes by Henri Matisse
Vase with 12 Sunflowers by Vincent van Gogh at the Neue Pinakothek
A Little Taste Outside of Love by Mickalene Thomas at the Brooklyn Museum
Pronunciation: /ˌkaləˈpijēən/
Halloween’s got something for everyone. There’s the best parties this side of New...
Despite our recent efforts to do right by “The Donald” by generously drafting up a...
Considerable collections
Thalassophile: (noun) lover of the sea; one who feels safe or...
In Ezra Koenig’s new Netflix anime series, Neo Yokio, a demon enters the...
We’re pleased to share with you four amazing new writers, chiming in from across...
Scripturient, adj.: having a strong urge to write.
Hamartia (n.) - A tragic flaw It's an old Greek word shot into...
Depression is a nasty condition. Most of the time it leaves you feeling...
Everything you thought you knew is wrong! OK, maybe not everything … Gravity...
Stelliferous (adj.) [ste-lif-er-uh s] Having or abounding with stars. The...
Today is #MuseumSelfie Day! That means that today, you don’t have to fight your...
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
Their first curator added much of his own work
Not just a bunch of books
The setting for Kubrick's next film
Those Swiss have got it all!
The Latin LACMA
Maybe you’ve been experiencing “The Agony and the Ecstasy” of trying to figure out...
Imagine all of Einstein’s writings, jottings, and mathematical theorems in crayon...
Misere is widespread depression caused specifically by the painful juxtaposition of...
The Baroque is a strange and wonderful movement that was created and marketed...
[Venice. Mrs. Peggy Guggenheim in her palace on the Grand Canal, 1950 by David...
Modern art is experimental and innovative, as artists respond creatively to a world...
Can you spot the fakes?
Nazis looted it, Allies bombed it, finally got its building back in the 1990s
Started small
Not too big, great collection and kid friendly to boot
A French-Japanese collaboration
Gertrude Stein was an American author, known for her Paris salon of writers and...
When people talk about “realism” in art, they are typically referring to one...
Impression, Sunrise by Claude Monet - the painting that changed it all.
Every night with you is a Starry Night, Valentine. (By Vincent van Gogh at the...
The Kiss is all I’ve ever wanted from you, Valentine. (By Gustav Klimt at the...
One and Three Chairs by Joseph Kosuth at the Museum of Modern Art
The color blue brings a lot of things to mind - the blue sky, blue-ribbon winners,...
On the eve of the 2017 Primetime Emmys, we at Sartle recall our longstanding...
