Stamen Grigorov, Who Discovered the Secrets of Yogurt, Is Celebrated With a...
The Bulgarian physician Stamen Grigorov identified the bacterium that makes yogurt fermentation possible in 1905.
View ArticleRoxane Gay on Why She Doesn’t Write Perfect Endings
In her new graphic novel 'The Sacrifice of Darkness,' Roxane Gay and co-writer Tracy Lynne Oliver expanded Gay's bleak short story of a mine worker who gets pushed to his limit.
View ArticleA Tate Curator Was Suspended for Condemning the Delay of the Philip Guston...
This week, it was also announced that the Guston show would debut in 2022, rather than in 2024, the date it was originally pushed to.
View ArticleThe Entire Contents of New York’s KGB Espionage Museum Will Soon Go Up for...
The Julien's Auctions sale includes a number of spy gadgets, including a purse containing a hidden camera and a gun concealed as lipstick.
View ArticleNazi Memorabilia Keeps Getting Stolen From Dutch War Museums
One robbed museum owner speculated that the coordinated nature of the thefts indicate they were ordered by a powerful collector.
View ArticleAbigail DeVille’s ‘Light of Freedom’ Gives Us a Real History Lesson
The new commission for the Madison Square Park Conservancy was informed by the first Black people to be brought to New York City in 1626.
View ArticleAn Art Exhibition on the Dark Web Makes a Case for Internet Freedom
A new exhibition that's part of the Yerevan Biennial uses the Dark Web to remind viewers of what it was like on the early days of the Internet.
View ArticleA Dutch Jewish Family is Claiming Ownership of a Disputed Kandinsky Painting
Descendants of a Jewish man who fled the Netherlands in 1940 are claiming the painting belongs to them; a museum in Amsterdam disagrees.
View ArticleJoan Baez’ Art Is Still Political, But Now She’s Making Paintings Instead of...
The folk singer's latest artistic series consists of portraits she's posting on Instagram to encourage people to vote.
View ArticleBasquiat Was a Huge Fan of Wrestling, as the Backstory of This Sculpture Reveals
Basquiat made the sculpture as a gift for WWF wrestling manager Jimmy Hart and gave it to him ahead of Wrestlemania 1, which the artist attended with Andy Warhol.
View ArticleGagosian Director Sam Orlofsky Fired Amid Misconduct Allegations
According to a letter sent by Larry Gagosian to his staff, the allegations are of 'serious misconduct, primarily targeted against women.'
View ArticleCalifornia Museums Are Angry That Shopping Malls Can Open While They Remain...
In California, businesses like shopping malls have been permitted to reopen while museums are lumped into a category with movie theaters and indoor dining.
View ArticleVan Gogh’s Ailments Went Beyond His Struggle With Alcohol, a Study Reveals
According to a new study, van Gogh also may have suffered with a mood disorder and a borderline personality disorder.
View ArticleFrance Passes a Bill to Return Looted Art to Benin and Senegal Within a Year
The French Minister of Culture stopped short of admitting culpability, saying the bill 'is not an act of repentance, but an act of friendship and trust.'
View ArticleWearable Art’s Comeback: Fashion Is the New Canvas for One-of-a-Kind Paintings
Illustrators, painters and designers are reviving the concept of wearable art, creating one-of-a-kind paintings and drawings meant to be worn, rather than hung on walls.
View Article45 Valuable Drawings By Marvel Comic Artist John Buscema Have Been Stolen
The theft of 45 works by late Marvel comic artist John Buscema was reported by his daughter, who asked for help in recovering the valuable drawings.
View ArticleMississippi’s New State Flag Was Inspired by the Designer’s Childhood Memories
Chinese-American web designer Sue Anna Joe is responsible for creating the central motif of Mississippi's new state flag, which replaces the one bearing confederate imagery.
View ArticleJoe Biden Wants to Make Sure Americans Know He Cares About the Arts
In his victory campaign video, Biden directly references a 1983 conceptual art piece by the artist Lorraine O’Grady.
View ArticleSam Gilliam’s Long-Awaited Pace Exhibition Blurs the Boundaries of Painting
The volume of works on view in Sam Gilliam's exhibition at Pace is impressive for any artist. More so for an artist who is 86.
View ArticleGoogle’s Veterans Day Doodle Depicts a Sculpture Made From Military Uniforms
The sculpture the doodle depicts was made by Air Force veteran and artist Jenn Hassin, who turned the fibers from American military uniforms into paper.
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