Art
New Study Offers Clues to Dominance of Curve-Filled Museum Designs
Architects are more likely than non-experts to deem curvilinear spaces beautiful, but less likely to enter curved over straight-edged rooms
These 2,000-Year-Old Needles, Still Sharp, Are the Oldest Tattooing Instruments Found in the Southwestern U.S.
Originally excavated in 1972, the pronged cactus-spine tool languished in storage for more than 40 years before its true purpose was recognized
Houston's Rothko Chapel Casts a New Light
When the meditative space reopens, a new skylight will filter the right amount of light on the 14 canvasses installed in the artist's octagonal masterpiece
Graffiti Left by Soldiers Repairing Hadrian’s Wall Will Be Immortalized in 3-D
Historic London calls the etchings "some of the most important" along the empire’s sprawling 73-mile northern border
Van Gogh Museum Suggests Artist’s Last Painting Has Long Been Misidentified
Experts argue that the abstract "Tree Roots" is a more likely candidate than the oft-cited "Wheatfield With Crows"
Why 150,000 Sculptures in the U.K. Are Being Digitized
The expansive campaign by Art U.K. wants open up a conversation on the medium
The Stories of Poets, Artists and Cartoon Characters Are All Waiting to Be Discovered in Roy Lichtenstein’s Personal Papers
The Pop artist’s archives, recently donated to the Smithsonian, are soon to be digitized
What Should a Contemporary Monument Look Like?
A new multi-city art exhibition called "New Monuments for New Cities" tackles this question head on
In Nigeria, the Veil Is a Fashion Statement
Artist Medina Dugger finds joy in a colorful yet complicated symbol of faith
New Exhibition Brings Marina Abramović to Life Via ‘Mixed’ Reality
The work places gallery visitors in dialogue with a three-dimensional digital version of the legendary performance artist
Dutch Museum Shows Every Single Last Rembrandt in Its Collection
To mark the 350th anniversary of the master artist's death, Rijksmuseum is putting all 400 works on view together for the first time
This Outdoor Exhibition Brings Art to a California Desert
Desert X returns to the Coachella Valley, this time with works about landscape, migration, climate change and indigenous experiences
113 Museums Transformed Illustrations From Their Collections Into Free Coloring Pages
This year's #ColorOurCollections campaign features fantastical drawings of mythical flora and fauna, grotesque medical sketches
Why the Chicano Underdog Aesthetic ‘Rasquachismo’ Is Finally Having Its Day
Next up for the podcast Sidedoor, actor and director Cheech Marin opines on the Chicano art sensibility that is defiant, tacky and wildly creative
Explore France's Loire Valley in the Footsteps of Leonardo da Vinci
Five centuries after his death, visitors can pay homage to the artist at these sites in central France where he spent his final years
Museum of the Dog Takes Manhattan
After 30 years in St. Louis, the American Kennel Club museum is back in the Big Apple, with artifacts, portraits and a kiosk that matches people to dogs
There Is a Market for Artworks by Hitler. Many of Them Are Fakes
More than 60 works suspected to be forgeries attributed to the Führer have been seized from a German auction house
80,000 Watercolor Portraits (and Counting) Paint a Pre-Photography Picture of the Planet
The Watercolour World enables users to compare historical paintings with contemporary images of landscapes
Four Craft Artists Use Their Medium to Tell the Story of Our Times
The Renwick’s newest show challenges everything you thought you knew about craft art
One Lesson From Burning Man—Embrace the Dust
One Lesson From Burning Man—Embrace the Dust
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