Olympian Vicki Draves, Who Perfected the Swan Dive, Honored in a Google Doodle
Filipino American diver Draves faced virulent racism during her career. She became the first Asian American woman to win an Olympic gold medal.
View ArticleRemember Fyre Fest’s Ingenious Branding by Purchasing Its Infamous Merch
Fyre Fest baseball caps with the music festival's zig-zag logo are selling for hundreds, but proceeds will be donated to victims of McFarland's scheme.
View ArticleDebut Novelist Raven Leilani Talks ‘Luster’ and Being Inspired by Artistic...
An accomplished painter, Raven Leilani describes the struggle to express herself through paint as her first heartbreak. Persevering through artistic failure served as inspiration for her breakout debut...
View ArticleA Memorial Honoring Black Enslaved People Will Be Unveiled in Louisville in 2021
Conceived by IDEAS xLab, an artist-led nonprofit in Kentucky, the memorial will be placed on the banks of the Ohio River.
View ArticleKAWS Cartoon Screenprints on Offer at Christie’s Remix Familiar Motifs
Look beyond the Astro Boy figures in this Christie's auction and you'll find some more experimental works by KAWS up for grabs.
View ArticleProtesters Launch Petition to Remove Tate Britain’s Racist Mural
The mural titled 'The Expedition in Pursuit of Rare Meats' features horrifying depictions of Black children being captured and held in chains.
View ArticleNew Research Determines That a Skeleton Exhumed in 1833 Is the Painter Raphael
Scientists in Italy created a 3-D plaster cast of the skull of the skeleton in question, and compared its shape to portraits of Raphael.
View ArticleShould an Austrian Tourist Face Charges for Breaking This 200-Year-Old...
The tourist was captured on security footage sitting down on the sculpture and breaking its toes.
View ArticleNational Museum of Women in the Arts to Host Wiki Edit-a-thon Focused on...
The National Museum of Women in the Arts has held a Wikipedia edit-a-thon every year since 2014. This year, it goes virtual and focuses on correcting disparities in its own collection.
View ArticleMophradat Launches Emergency Fund for Displaced Beirut Artists
The fund has been assembled by Mophradat, a non-profit organization helmed by the artist and professor Walid Raad.
View ArticleThe Philadelphia Museum of Art Will Reopen Soon, But With Many Limitations in...
Visitors will only be able to access the museum through its single main entrance, and everyone who enters will have to have their temperature checked.
View ArticleFrom Revelation to Hoax: A New Book Scrutinizes the Gospel of Jesus’ Wife
A 2nd Century AD papyrus fragment threatened to change the story of Christianity—before it was discovered to be a hoax.
View ArticlePablo Escobar’s Son, an Artist, Has Just Released a New Memoir
Raised as Phillip Witcomb by middle class British parents, the son of Pablo Escobar didn't know who his real father was until he turned 24.
View ArticleA Black Lives Matter Mural Dispute in San Jose Shows the Limits of City Approval
In other cities around the world, BLM artwork made to replace racist or colonialist statues have been taken down.
View ArticleThe Dead Sea Scrolls Are Going Back on Display at the Israel Museum After a...
The priceless, delicate scrolls have been sealed in a temperature-controlled vault while the coronavirus has raged outside.
View ArticleHudson Yards Will Host Outdoor Murals by Key Detail and Street Artist Elle
Facilitated by the art activation agency Muros, the murals were made by Key Detail and street artist Elle.
View ArticleAn Ancient Cave System Has Been Transformed by Art
The Beit Guvrin caves in Israel have been used for lots of things over the past 2,000 years, but this is the first time they'll host an art exhibition.
View ArticleCOVID-19 Affected Artists Predominately in the South, New Report Says
New research shows that creative workers in states like Virginia and Tennessee have been hit hardest by the pandemic thus far.
View ArticleThe Largest Spherical Moon Rock on Earth Could Be Part of Your Personal...
Included in Christie's "Deep Impact" auction, this moon rock has already fetched an opening bid of $220,000.
View ArticleThe USPS Has Released New Stamps Featuring Ruth Asawa’s Intricate Wire...
People all across the country have been working to actively defend the USPS from undermining efforts from the administration.
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