Museums in New York City Can Open on August 24, Governor Cuomo Announces
Additionally, "low-risk" New York establishments like aquariums and bowling alleys have also been cleared to open soon.
View ArticlePainter Luke O’Halloran Illustrates the Luck of the Draw
Whether displayed in a hospital or one of the many galleries he's recently shown in, Luke O'Halloran's paintings of gambling find resonance reminding people how much is up to chance.
View ArticleBuckingham Palace Will Debut Rarely Seen Work from Rembrandt and Van Dyck...
For years, these paintings had only been seen by summer visitors and exclusive guests. Now, they'll be available to the public.
View ArticleBeirut’s Damaged Museums Will Get ‘First Aid’ From International Arts...
Eight museums and several galleries in Beirut sustained catastrophic structural damage from the explosion.
View ArticleAfter Allegations of Systemic Racism, the Guggenheim Has Released a Diversity...
In June, curator Chaédria LaBouvier said that working at the Guggenheim had been "the most racist professional experience of [her] life."
View ArticleToday’s Google Doodle Honors Julius Lothar Meyer, Who Developed the Periodic...
Meyer and the chemist Dmitri Mendeleev both published research that led to the development of the modern-day periodic table of elements.
View ArticleVivid Skateboard Decks by Joseph Wong Represent the August Auction Spirit
Wong's pink design, which is being auctioned by Sotheby's, was inspired by memories of his deceased father, a comic book artist.
View ArticleMoMA, the Brooklyn Museum and El Museo Del Barrio Announce Reopening Dates
After Governor Cuomo announced that museums can reopen on August 24, many institutions have begun making announcements of their own.
View ArticleYoko Ono Is Creating Banners for The Met’s Reopening
During a time in which those in power seem particularly inclined to opt for cruelty and calamity, Ono's work seems more powerful than ever.
View ArticleFriend of Curator Rebeccah Blum Asks the Art World to Stop Promoting Her...
"It is not ok to continue to promote, publicly archive or exhibit the work of a perpetrator of domestic violence," Alison Jacques wrote.
View ArticleAs Tate Workers Strike, Artists Play a Unique Role for the Picket Line
"We are moved and grateful for this support," the Turner Prize winners said. But they added, "We are angered and disappointed that the same spirit of support is not being embodied by Tate Enterprises...
View ArticleAmy Sherald Hopes Her Portrait of Breonna Taylor Will Inspire Action
'I wanted this image to stand as a piece of inspiration to keep fighting for justice for her,' the artist Amy Sherald told Vanity Fair.
View ArticleGoogle Doodle Honors Barbara Hepworth and Her Unorthodox Sculptural Technique
Hepworth helped usher in the 'direct carving' sculpture technique, wherein an artist manipulates raw material instinctually.
View ArticleTeenagers Discover Trove of Ancient Gold Coins in Israel
The coins were discovered buried in a clay jar and date back over a thousand years, to the Abbasid Caliphate.
View ArticleWhitney Museum Slammed for Acquiring Black Artists’ Work Way Under Market Value
The Whitney Museum obtained the artists' work through a fundraiser, and planned to include them in a show that has subsequently been canceled.
View ArticleHow 2020 Changed the Art of Three Emerging MFA Grads
Painters Susan Chen, James Bartolacci and Kathia St. Hilaire reflect on how the tumult of 2020 has changed the way they make art.
View ArticleAspiring Artist Who Attacked a Picasso Painting Sentenced to 18 Months in Prison
The man who attacked a painting by Picasso at the Tate will spend 18 months in prison: exactly the length of time it will take the work to be restored.
View ArticleSotheby’s First Hip Hop Auction Will Include the Sale of Biggie’s Iconic Crown
For the last 23 years, the crown has been in the possession of photographer Barron Claiborne, who captured the unforgettable image.
View ArticleFrans Hals’ Painting of Gluttonous Youths Has Been Stolen for the Third Time
Dutch authorities report that the painting was snatched from the Museum Hofje van Mevrouw van Aerden in Leerdam early Wednesday morning.
View ArticleNYC Announces New Public Artists in Residence, Creating Work on Civic Issues
Artists have been paired with NYC's Civic Engagement Commission, the Commission on Human Rights and the Mayor's Office of Criminal Justice.
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