Curatorial Exhibitions & Stories

Documented Stories & Digital Books

Immersive, documented journeys through art history. Read long-form curatorial essays or flip through two-page exhibition catalog spreads.

Impressionist Light: The Belle Époque
2 Chapters • Catalog
#Impressionism#French Art#Renoir

Impressionist Light: The Belle Époque

Open-Air Painting, Fleeting Atmosphere, and the Modernity of 19th-Century Paris

Step onto the banks of the Seine and into the bustling cafés of Montmartre as Renoir, Monet, and Caillebotte redefine the perception of color and light.

Claire Fontaine • 19th-Century European Art SpecialistExplore
Visions of the Floating World
1 Chapters • Catalog
#Ukiyo-e#Japanese Art#Woodblock Prints

Visions of the Floating World

The Revolutionary Woodblock Masters of Japan and the Creation of Ukiyo-e

Explore how Katsushika Hokusai and the artisans of Edo captured both the fragile transience of city life and the sublime, terrifying forces of nature.

Kenji Takahashi • East Asian Arts CuratorExplore
Masters of Chiaroscuro
2 Chapters • Catalog
#Baroque#Chiaroscuro#Italian Art

Masters of Chiaroscuro

The Revolutionary Collision of Radiant Light and Total Darkness in Baroque Art

How Caravaggio, El Greco, and their contemporaries weaponized theatrical shadow to shatter the placid ideals of Renaissance painting.

Dr. Elena Vance • PublicArk Chief CuratorExplore