Alexandre Dumas’ Real Life Was as Fascinating as His Fiction
The novels Dumas produced were filled with heart-stopping action that his own family was intimately familiar with.
View ArticleSee Keith Haring’s Personal Art Collection, Soon to Be Sold at Sotheby’s
The famous artist and activist's collection includes work by Basquiat, Warhol and Kenny Scharf.
View ArticleKehinde Wiley Weighs in on What Should Be Done With Removed Confederate Statues
Wiley doesn't want the statues to be destroyed, rather he has another idea for how they might still be publicly accessible, in a 'hall of horrors.'
View ArticleVan Gogh’s ‘Cafe Terrace at Night’ Is at the Center of a Heated Twitter Debate
A tweet that's amassed thousands of likes and retweets illustrates that outright disdain for Impressionist art is still going strong.
View ArticleTate Makes Redundancies Official as Workers Pledge to Continue Strike
Not responding to the demands of striking workers, Tate has instead begun to notify staff if their job is among the 313 being eliminated.
View ArticleThe 11 Must-See Art Exhibitions of Fall 2020
Museums are fundamentally re-evaluating what institutional responsibility means, and in the midst of this turmoil is great art.
View ArticleFall 2020 Preview: The Best of Arts and Entertainment Coming This Season
Our definitive guide to all of the arts and entertainment you should be consuming in fall 2020.
View ArticleCartoonist Jackie Ormes Made Groundbreaking Comics About Being a Black Woman
Ormes also created one of the first Black dolls for American girls during her career.
View ArticlePhillips’ New Auction Proves the Soothing Effect of Nordic Design
The sale feature items made by designers like Hans J. Wegner, Paavo Tynell, Finn Juhl and Axel Salto, and includes a plethora of artfully designed home objects that evoke savvy tranquility.
View ArticleMarvel Illustrator Greg Land Once Again Accused of Plagiarism
Illustrator Tristan Jones took to Twitter to point out similarities between his own illustrations and a recent Marvel cover made by Land.
View ArticleArt Basel Miami Called Off Amid Financial Struggles for the Fair’s Parent...
In 2019, the company that owns Art Basel was grappling with financial uncertainties and pivoted to focus its financial future entirely on fair events. Then, the pandemic hit.
View ArticleMoMA’s Astonishing 1902 ‘Flying’ German Railway Footage Is Going Viral on...
The footage, captured over a century ago on Biograph stock film, is incredibly crisp and clear.
View ArticleMissing for 25 Years, a Stolen Robert Spencer Painting Was Recovered by the LAPD
The LAPD is still searching for three other stolen Spencer paintings that haven't yet been found.
View Article5 Artworks That Sum Up the Summer of 2020
From George Floyd's last words streaming across the sky to an 11-foot-tall expression of Indigenous rage, these are the works that made an impact on the summer of 2020.
View ArticlePhotos of NYC’s Quiet Streets Capture the City’s Transformation Under COVID-19
Sean Jackson created his latest photo series between March and May of 2020, documenting New York City streets as you've never seen them before.
View ArticleMassive Billboards Created by an Iconic Artist Will Thank NYC Service Workers
41 years ago, Mierle Laderman Ukeles shook hands with every sanitation worker in NYC. Now, she has a new project thanking service workers for keeping the city alive.
View ArticleJohn Cage’s 639-Year-Long Organ Concert Attracts a Crowd in Germany
The concert has been in process since 2001, but only 13 changes in sound had taken place up until recently.
View ArticleNew UBS Study Shows Millennial Collectors Are Optimistic About the Art Market
A third of all galleries have downsized since the start of this year,and sales are down 36 percent, but young collectors are optimistic about the industry's ability to bounce back.
View ArticleMet Museum Appoints First Curator of Native American Art
Patricia Marroquin Norby previously worked as Senior Executive and Assistant Director of the Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian.
View ArticlePicasso’s ‘Le Repas Frugal’ Is the Bleak Star of This Christie’s Sale
Picasso made this image of a depressed and emaciated couple early in his career, at the age of 23, between his blue period and rose period.
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