Going to a Museum Could Help With Coronavirus Stress, Doctors in Brussels Say
Participating patients in a Brugmann hospital trial will be able to visit five public museums for free in Belgium.
View Article“Afterlives” Exhibition Explores the Cultural Impacts of Nazi-Looted Art
The Jewish Museum’s new exhibition, “Afterlives: Recovering the Lost Stories of Looted Art,” will run until January 9, 2022.
View ArticleA Settlement Has Been Reached in a Dispute About a Max Liebermann Portrait
An undisclosed sum will be paid to the painter's heirs after 10 years of back-and-forth.
View ArticleAnother Robert E. Lee Statue Has Been Approved for Removal in Virginia
The Richmond, Virginia decision came after years of legal disputes.
View ArticleBig Ben’s Restoration Has Revealed That the Clock’s Hands Are Blue
Big Ben will be completely restored and ready to chime again in 2022.
View ArticleThe Former Director of the British Museum Weighs in on Statues in the U.K.
Neil MacGregor points to Germany to discuss methods of processing problematic histories.
View ArticleRichmond’s Robert E. Lee Statue Becomes the Latest Removed Confederate Statue
Onlookers cheered jubilantly in the streets as the statue was taken down.
View ArticleWinold Reiss in New York: What Does it Mean to Be Modern?
Consequently, Reiss has remained, for the most part, “one of the United States’ most influential artists and designers of the twentieth century…that you’ve never heard of.”
View ArticleWhat Are the Taliban’s Plans for Afghanistan’s Cultural Heritage?
The Taliban has a fraught history when it comes to Afghan antiquities, and is trying to update their image.
View ArticleHong Kong’s Tiananmen Massacre Museum Was Raided This Week
Arts institutions in Hong Kong that draw attention to the Tiananmen massacre are receiving special attention from authorities.
View ArticleLouise Bourgeois’ Lifelong Entanglement With Psychoanalysis
The exhibition 'Freud's Daughter' at The Jewish Museum has explored Freud's influence on artist Louise Bourgeois' work until September 12.
View ArticleHow Greg Simmons’ Crate Challenge Paintings Made Him an Instant Star
After making an Instagram account during the pandemic, Simmons received a flood of attention when his Crate Challenge paints went viral.
View ArticleVermeer’s Newly Restored Painting Still Has More Secrets to Reveal
The newly-refurbished version of the painting also includes the bottom of a wine glass, partially concealed by a green curtain.
View ArticleMillennial Optimism Is Buoying the Recovering Art Market, New Study Finds
Millennial collectors spent four times as much on art as their boomer counterparts in the first half of 2021.
View ArticleDoes Art Hold the Key to Getting Us Vaccinated?
With vaccines widely available yet lacking in volunteers, various organizations, cities, and communities come together for vaccine push.
View ArticleThe Met Gala Featured Several Chaotic References to Fine Art and America
Dan Levy's outlandish Loewe getup interpolated two works by the artist and AIDS activist David Wojnarowicz.
View ArticleItalian Police Have Seized 485 Artworks Believed to Be Fake Francis Bacons
Seven suspects connected to the seizure have been charged with fraud, money laundering and criminal conspiracy.
View Article‘Art on Paper’ at Pier 36 Held for the First Time Since March 2020
The art word bustles back with fairs and this weekend "Art on Paper New York" smashed at Pier 36.
View ArticleIs “Undercurrent” the Celebrity Contribution to the Climate Crisis?
Grimes, Bon Iver, The 1975, and more came together for "Undercurrent," an art exhibition focused on our changing climate and world.
View ArticleA Cave Filled With Native American Art Has Been Sold to an Anonymous Buyer
The auction firm responsible for the cave's sale called it "the most important rock art site in North America."
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