Art
The Future Is Female for San Francisco’s Public Art Scene
A new ordinance means that at least 30 percent of new public art will depict notable women of history, beginning with Maya Angelou
Bill Traylor Depicted His Brutal Lifetime With Vibrant Art
A new Smithsonian show, seven years in the making, takes a deep dive into the life of a self-taught artist and former slave
Jenny Saville Takes Title of Most Expensive Living Female Artist
Her 1992 nude self-portrait "Propped" sold for $12.4 million. But the record-breaking price lags behind the amount paid to the men's holder of the title
Watch This $1.4 Million Banksy Painting Shred Itself As Soon As It's Sold
The street artist hid a built-in shredder in the frame of the artwork when he created it in 2006
Finally, a Native American Exhibition in the Met's American Wing
91 of the objects on display were gifted to the museum on the condition that they be contextualized within the framework of America's art history
Landmark Exhibition Brings Victor Hugo’s Forgotten Drawings Into Focus
The famed French author produced some 4,000 brooding, tempestuous artworks during his lifetime
This Art Exhibition Is Guaranteed to Make You Weep
Tania Bruguera's new show at London's Tate Modern includes a room spritzed with an organic compound to stimulate "forced empathy"
A New Project Weaves Patient Stories Into Art
A bioengineer collaborates with artists, clinicians and patients to come up with an art exhibition with heart
An Unknown Ancient Civilization in India Carved This Rock Art
Hikers are cataloging the petroglyphs in the western part of Maharashtra state
This Artist Redefines a "Chiseled Body"
Life-size and hyper-detailed, these anatomical mosaics draw on ancient inspiration
Westminster Abbey’s Newest Window Was Designed by David Hockney—on an iPad
It was commissioned in celebration of Elizabeth II’s reign
Would Baseball have Become America’s National Pastime Without Baseball Cards?
Tobacco companies spurred the mania, but artistry won the hearts of collectors
Did Murder Help Catalyze Thomas Gainsborough’s Early Career?
New documentary evidence suggests the famed artist’s uncle and cousin were victims of targeted killings
NYC Pop-Up Exhibition Traces Broken Windows Policing’s Toll
The show explores how the policing of minor crimes has caused an uptick in racial profiling, particularly targeting African American and Latino communities
Historian Identifies Subject of Van Gogh's "Gardener"
The portrait is likely of a day laborer that worked on the grounds of the asylum where the troubled artist stayed near the end of his life
Caravaggio May Have Died of Infected Sword Wound, Not Syphilis
The Italian Old Master had a notoriously mercurial temperament and was forced to flee Rome in 1606 after killing his rival in a duel
Maldivian Government Destroys World's First Intertidal Art Gallery
Before President Abdulla Yasmeen lost the country's election, his government ordered the demolition of the conservation-minded underwater sculpture garden
5Pointz Graffiti Revived at New Museum of Street Art
A 20-story stairwell at a Manhattan Hotel brings together the works of street artists who worked at the now-demolished 5Pointz outdoor gallery
Sean Scully’s Artworks Are a Study in Color, Horizon and Life’s Sorrows
With a return to the Hirshhorn following his 1995 retrospective, Scully presents his sublime <i>Landlines</i> series
Over 1,500 Museums Across the U.S. Will Open Their Doors for Free This Saturday
Museums and zoos across the country are letting visitors in admission-free. Here are some highlights.
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