A 67,800-Year-Old Handprint May Be World’s Oldest Rock Art
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An exhibition at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston features paintings by Kahlo, works by artists she inspired and consumer products featuring her self-portraits
The discovery comes from limestone caves on the island of Sulawesi. Here, faint red hand stencils, created by blowing pigment over a hand pressed against the rock, are visible on cave walls beneath layers of mineral deposits.
Asia’s largest noncommercial art event recruited from all corners of the globe, “breaking the stereotypes of what it means to be making contemporary art in India.”
Years ago, the Canadian collector Bruce Bailey gave artist Curtis Talwst Santiago useful advice: “Be patient,” he said. At the time, Santiago was working on miniatures, making diminutive yet emotionally massive universes that fit inside jewelry boxes.