Art
Nine Artists on What It Means to Create
Forty years of bringing critical attention to the nation's best-known makers in the arts is celebrated at this year's Smithsonian Craft Show
Anonymous Buyer Pays Over $1 Million for a Piece of Invisible Art
The receipt for one of Yves Klein's "Zones of Immaterial Pictorial Sensibility" was described by Sotheby's as an early NFT
Museum Renames Degas' 'Russian Dancers' in Nod to Ukraine
The change arrives amid a push for cultural institutions to recognize distinctions between Russian and Ukrainian culture
'Is It Cake?' Builds on a Lengthy Tradition of Visual Deception
The ‘fool the eye’ desserts hearken back to paintings from a period in American history when there was anxiety over fakes, fraudsters and misinformation
These Artworks Reimagine the Legacy of the African Diaspora
A new exhibition at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. showcases 130 works by artists from 24 countries
What Do WALL-E and Salvador Dalí Have in Common? Meet DALL-E 2
This new and improved A.I. system can produce photorealistic images of anything on demand
The Trailblazing Sisters Who Founded the Nation's First Woman-Led Museum
A new exhibition at the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, tells the story of founders Sarah and Eleanor Hewitt
Françoise Gilot Was More Than Picasso's Muse
The artist famously inspired the Cubist, but a new book shows that her own paintings deserve renown
Good News
Uplifting stories to brighten your day
Puerto Rico
Explore the history, culture and natural wonders of the United States territory
Inside the Efforts to Preserve Ukraine's Cultural Heritage
Here's how experts and civilians alike are working to protect the country's art, artifacts and scientific specimens
Why Donatello Was a Father of the Renaissance
A blockbuster exhibition in Florence argues that the Italian sculptor deserves to be a household name on par with Michelangelo and Raphael
Scientists Are Making Cochineal, a Red Dye From Bugs, in the Lab
Used to color foods and cosmetics, carminic acid is traditionally 'farmed' from an insect. But researchers are moving to engineer it in microbes
Leap Into the Surprising, Art-Filled Life of Beatrix Potter in a New Exhibition
The beloved author of "The Tale of Peter Rabbit" also wrote diaries in code, sketched fungi and raised prize-winning sheep
Art Sensation Yayoi Kusama Wraps Visitors in Polka Dots, Pumpkins and a World Without End
A new Infinity Mirror Room with its forever-repeating lights and imagery opens at the Hirshhorn with other works by the iconic artist
Why Would Two Ordinary People Steal a $160 Million Willem de Kooning Painting?
A new documentary tells the tale of a suburban New Mexico couple who allegedly stole the artwork just to hang it behind their bedroom door
Iconic Andy Warhol Portrait of Marilyn Monroe Could Sell for Record-Breaking $200 Million
One of the artist’s "Shot Marilyns," the sage blue silkscreen could become one of the most expensive 20th-century paintings ever sold at auction
How the Royal Family Uses Photography to Connect With the Public
An exhibition at Kensington Palace features images from the 19th century through today, including a never-before-seen portrait of Princess Diana
Rarely Seen Paintings by J.R.R. Tolkien Portray a Lush 'Lord of the Rings' Landscape
The Tolkien Estate recently published a trove of rare, unpublished art by the famed fantasy author on its website
These Ukrainian Artists Are Making Traps for Russian Tanks
Berlin-based artists Volo Bevza and Victoria Pidust have joined with defense groups in Lviv to help fight back against Russian forces
Page 27 of 137