“Flight Into Egypt: Black Artists and Ancient Egypt, 1876-Now,” an exhibition recently opened at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, explores 150 years of that creative endeavor, from a painting ...

A shimmering dream on the Nile has inspired creativity from the Harlem Renaissance to Kara Walker to Beyoncé. But how much can you play with the past? By Jason Farago We call it Egypt; the Greeks ...

The Cape Town-born artist has spent decades visiting many of the thousands of ancient rock art sites that dot South ... clay earth pigment known as ochre, black, created using charcoal, and ...

It explores the tradition of Black musicians — Beyoncé ... It said it was seeking to explain “why ancient Egypt is important to these artists and musicians and from which cultural and ...

In the foyer of the Met’s second-floor gallery, Cleopatra’s Chair sits empty, beckoning. This throne, constructed by legendary sculptor Barbara Chase-Riboud, is a remnant of a sustained ...

A hidden hike near Big Timber leads to ancient cave art and sweeping views — a perfect Montana day trip packed with history ...

Cutting between the stars on her body weaves an undulating, black curve that runs from the tips of her toes to the tips of her fingers. The ancient Egyptian sky goddess Nut as depicted on the ...

A new exhibit at the Kelowna Art Gallery explores African history andlegend using Lego. Building Black Civilizations: Journey ...

for ancient Mesoamerican artists, picking the right color was about more than just aesthetics. The artists generally divided colors into five categories—black, red, blue-green, yellow ...

The topic of the imagination of ancient Egypt in music, predominantly from the African diaspora, Black artists in different styles, jazz, soul, funk, hip-hop, had long been ignored.” With the ...

Yet ancient Egyptian priests would have eagerly and publicly conversed with you about oral sex, because it was a crucial aspect of both their culture and religion. "Sucking himself off ...