Art
Physicists discover “hidden turbulence” throughout van Gogh’s Starry Night
Scientists measured scaling of the brush strokes to arrive at their conclusions.
Getty Museum Returns Funerary Artifact to Turkey
On Tuesday, the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles returned a bronze funerary bed dated to 530 BCE to officials of the Turkish government during a repatriation ceremony.
Rainbow Portrait back after 'meticulous' conservation
A portrait of Elizabeth I has returned to the wall of a stately home after more than a year of meticulous conservation and study.
New York’s Deli Gallery, Champion of Emerging Talent, to Close
Deli Gallery, a New York City outfit lauded for its keen eye for emerging talent, will close after eight years.
Amy Winehouse street art unveiled in Camden
An artwork celebrating Amy Winehouse has been unveiled on the front of the Koko music venue in north London for what would have been the singer's 41st birthday.
From straw hats to milk bottles: why genius design doesn’t need to be expensive
Experts were invited to pick their hero products for London Design Festival show that redefines ‘well made’ for today
'Beyond Dreadful': New Queen Elizabeth II Statue Heavily Criticised for Looking 'Nothing Like' Her
Anew bronze statue created in the memory of Queen Elizabeth II has drawn backlash for looking “nothing like” the monarch.
Royal Observatory's photographer of the year won with eclipse image
Ryan Imperio has been named the Royal Observatory Greenwich’s Astronomy Photographer of the Year for a photograph that captures the progression of Baily’s beads during the 2023 annular eclipse.
The Adorable and the Fierce Star in the 2024 Wildlife Photographer of the Year Contest
The 2024 Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition broke its 60-year record with a whopping 59,228 entries from 117 countries and territories.
Van Gogh exhibition gets rave reviews from critics
The Guardian, The Telegraph, Time Out and The Times all sang the exhibition's praises - with each critic awarding it five stars.
MoMA Director Glenn Lowry to Step Down in 2025 After Leading the Museum for 30 Years
Glenn Lowry, the director of New York’s Museum of Modern Art, will step down from his post in 2025, bringing to a close a 30-year tenure that will have made him the longest-serving leader in the institution’s history.
9 Shows to See During the Getty’s Science-Themed PST ART Festival
Experimentalism regularly reigns supreme in the latest edition of PST ART, a recurring, Getty Foundation–run initiative in which dozens of museums in Los Angeles and the surrounding region stay shows around a specific theme.
Constantine Arch and Colosseum hit by 'incredible water bomb'
Lightning strike breaks fragments off ancient military monument in Rome
Alleged leader of ‘biggest art fraud in the world’ sentenced in Canada
Prosecutors described David Voss as the leader of a forgery ring that created thousands of fake works by Norval Morrisseau
Frieze Seoul Stand Prize awarded to Tuan Andrew Nguyen.
Frieze Seoul has announced the winner of its stand prize, Tuan Andrew Nguyen, whose work is on view at the booth of Ho Chi Minh City–based Gallery Quynh.
'Marrying monstrosity with sublime beauty': The historic roots of goth
From its early Germanic roots to Tim Burton's Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, the Gothic sensibility has journeyed throughout the centuries, morphing through architecture, art, fashion, music and film.
'Biddulph Banksy' helps restore arson-damaged wall
An artist who has painted all over the world has completed a mural of his home town at a community centre that was damaged in a suspected arson attack.
Helen Pashgian, a Pioneer of California’s Light and Space Movement, Continues to Produce Work that Astounds
It wasn’t until I walked through the faded-blue door to Helen Pashgian’s Pasadena studio and she told me to put away my recorder and notebook that I understood this would not be a conventional interview.
The Weeknd unveils details of new album, ‘Hurry Up Tomorrow’
The final album of the musician's trilogy has now been confirmed
10 Must-See Gallery Exhibitions during Armory Week 2024
With the dog days of summer behind us, the art world is reemerging and looking ahead to the fall season.
Outcry Over Paris’s Plan to Permanently Install Eiffel Tower Olympic Rings
"The Eiffel Tower is not intended as an advertising platform," the tower's engineer's great-great grandson said.
81 Museum Exhibitions and Biennials to See This Fall
In a word, this fall’s offerings are electric. The word shows up in the titles of not one but two tech-minded shows—one devoted to Op art and its influence, the other to the rise of digital art, at the Buffalo AKG Art Gallery and Tate Modern, respectively.
Boy who accidentally broke 3,500-year-old jar welcomed back to museum
As her 4-year-old son perused the Israeli museum’s ancient artifacts, Anna Geller looked away for just a moment. Then a crash sounded, a rare 3,500-year-old jar was broken on the ground, and her son stood over it, aghast.
Frieze Seoul Headlines a Busy South Korean Art Season
Now in its third iteration, the fair — running concurrently with another fair and two biennials — brings 117 galleries to the capital.
Physicists discover “hidden turbulence” throughout van Gogh’s Starry Night
Scientists measured scaling of the brush strokes to arrive at their conclusions.
Getty Museum Returns Funerary Artifact to Turkey
On Tuesday, the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles returned a bronze funerary bed dated to 530 BCE to officials of the Turkish government during a repatriation ceremony.
Rainbow Portrait back after 'meticulous' conservation
A portrait of Elizabeth I has returned to the wall of a stately home after more than a year of meticulous conservation and study.
New York’s Deli Gallery, Champion of Emerging Talent, to Close
Deli Gallery, a New York City outfit lauded for its keen eye for emerging talent, will close after eight years.
Amy Winehouse street art unveiled in Camden
An artwork celebrating Amy Winehouse has been unveiled on the front of the Koko music venue in north London for what would have been the singer's 41st birthday.
From straw hats to milk bottles: why genius design doesn’t need to be expensive
Experts were invited to pick their hero products for London Design Festival show that redefines ‘well made’ for today
'Beyond Dreadful': New Queen Elizabeth II Statue Heavily Criticised for Looking 'Nothing Like' Her
Anew bronze statue created in the memory of Queen Elizabeth II has drawn backlash for looking “nothing like” the monarch.
Royal Observatory's photographer of the year won with eclipse image
Ryan Imperio has been named the Royal Observatory Greenwich’s Astronomy Photographer of the Year for a photograph that captures the progression of Baily’s beads during the 2023 annular eclipse.
The Adorable and the Fierce Star in the 2024 Wildlife Photographer of the Year Contest
The 2024 Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition broke its 60-year record with a whopping 59,228 entries from 117 countries and territories.
Van Gogh exhibition gets rave reviews from critics
The Guardian, The Telegraph, Time Out and The Times all sang the exhibition's praises - with each critic awarding it five stars.
MoMA Director Glenn Lowry to Step Down in 2025 After Leading the Museum for 30 Years
Glenn Lowry, the director of New York’s Museum of Modern Art, will step down from his post in 2025, bringing to a close a 30-year tenure that will have made him the longest-serving leader in the institution’s history.
9 Shows to See During the Getty’s Science-Themed PST ART Festival
Experimentalism regularly reigns supreme in the latest edition of PST ART, a recurring, Getty Foundation–run initiative in which dozens of museums in Los Angeles and the surrounding region stay shows around a specific theme.
Constantine Arch and Colosseum hit by 'incredible water bomb'
Lightning strike breaks fragments off ancient military monument in Rome
Alleged leader of ‘biggest art fraud in the world’ sentenced in Canada
Prosecutors described David Voss as the leader of a forgery ring that created thousands of fake works by Norval Morrisseau
Frieze Seoul Stand Prize awarded to Tuan Andrew Nguyen.
Frieze Seoul has announced the winner of its stand prize, Tuan Andrew Nguyen, whose work is on view at the booth of Ho Chi Minh City–based Gallery Quynh.
'Marrying monstrosity with sublime beauty': The historic roots of goth
From its early Germanic roots to Tim Burton's Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, the Gothic sensibility has journeyed throughout the centuries, morphing through architecture, art, fashion, music and film.
'Biddulph Banksy' helps restore arson-damaged wall
An artist who has painted all over the world has completed a mural of his home town at a community centre that was damaged in a suspected arson attack.
Helen Pashgian, a Pioneer of California’s Light and Space Movement, Continues to Produce Work that Astounds
It wasn’t until I walked through the faded-blue door to Helen Pashgian’s Pasadena studio and she told me to put away my recorder and notebook that I understood this would not be a conventional interview.
The Weeknd unveils details of new album, ‘Hurry Up Tomorrow’
The final album of the musician's trilogy has now been confirmed
10 Must-See Gallery Exhibitions during Armory Week 2024
With the dog days of summer behind us, the art world is reemerging and looking ahead to the fall season.
Outcry Over Paris’s Plan to Permanently Install Eiffel Tower Olympic Rings
"The Eiffel Tower is not intended as an advertising platform," the tower's engineer's great-great grandson said.
81 Museum Exhibitions and Biennials to See This Fall
In a word, this fall’s offerings are electric. The word shows up in the titles of not one but two tech-minded shows—one devoted to Op art and its influence, the other to the rise of digital art, at the Buffalo AKG Art Gallery and Tate Modern, respectively.
Boy who accidentally broke 3,500-year-old jar welcomed back to museum
As her 4-year-old son perused the Israeli museum’s ancient artifacts, Anna Geller looked away for just a moment. Then a crash sounded, a rare 3,500-year-old jar was broken on the ground, and her son stood over it, aghast.
Frieze Seoul Headlines a Busy South Korean Art Season
Now in its third iteration, the fair — running concurrently with another fair and two biennials — brings 117 galleries to the capital.