Art
An Abandoned Island Now Glows Star-Bright Under a New Constellation
Artist Melissa McGill creates a luminous public art project above a ruined castle on a mysterious piece of land in the Hudson River
Did an Auction of Hitler’s Art Go Too Far?
A collection of Hitler’s paintings just sold for $450,000
An Art Dealer Just Found a Forgotten Monet Pastel Hidden Behind Another Drawing
The pastel depicts a lighthouse and jetty near Monet’s childhood home
Is This a Photograph of Vincent Van Gogh?
Some scholars think the camera shy artist can be spotted in an image taken by an amateur photographer, while others disagree
Shine On: Jeff Koons in Bilbao
Frank Gehry's titanium-clad Guggenheim plays host to a stunning survey of Koons's larger-than-life career
Why Taxidermy Is Being Revived for the 21st Century
A new generation of young practitioners is leading a resurgence in this centuries-old craft
History’s Most Creative Paintings, As Picked by a Computer
Some masters got snubbed
Destroyed Buddha Statues Are Coming Back to Life in Afghanistan as Beautiful 3D Projections
3D light projections recreate a pair of statues destroyed by the Taliban
Whistler's Peacock Room is Reimagined in a State of Oozing and Broken Decay
In Filthy Lucre, a new installation at the Sackler Gallery, artist Darren Waterston deconstructs Whistler's masterpiece
Museums Issue Most-Threatened List of Iraqi Treasures
Seven types of cultural objects are under threat from the Islamic State and instability in Iraq
Does Planet Earth Need Its Own Flag?
Some think we need a universal flag to stake our claim in space
Lisbon Artists Are Teaching Graffiti Classes for the Elderly
Grannies learn about street art history and how to tag walls
Seven Works of Art to Visit That Use Discarded Junk to Create Masterpieces
One person's trash is another person's artistic inspiration
Iranian Exile Shirin Neshat's New Exhibition Expresses the Power of Art to Shape Political Discourse
An exhibition of the artist's work at the Hirshhorn is an allegorical narrative framed against historical and political realities
Cyber-archeology May be the Way to Remember Artifacts Destroyed by Militants
Digitally saving 3D models is the only way to offset some lost cultural artifacts
There’s a Hospital for Statues in Argentina
When the going gets tough for Buenos Aires statues, they head to a statue-only hospital for a bit of TLC
Is This a Portrait of Shakespeare? One Historian Says Yes, Many Say No
Many experts doubt whether the engraving found in a 400-year old book is actually the Bard himself
Visit Frida Kahlo’s Recreated Garden to See the Plants That Influenced Her Art
The New York Botanical Garden is showing rare paintings and drawings alongside the types of flora Kahlo herself once cultivated
Meet the Iconic Japanese-American Artist Whose Work Hasn't Been Exhibited in Decades
A reexamination of the inventive artist, who blended American and Japanese traditions, brings rarely seen works from around the world to the Smithsonian
Computers Are Learning About Art Faster than Art Historians
An algorithm took just a few months to draw connections between artists that scholars have been working on for years
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