Art
Futures
The Smithsonian's Arts and Industries Building re-opens on November 20 with a thought-provoking exploration of what lies ahead for humanity
A Painting Stolen in East Germany's Biggest Art Heist May Be a Rembrandt
An exhibition at Schloss Friedenstein addresses two art history mysteries: one about the 16th-century Dutch portrait and another about the 1979 theft
Art Enthusiast Spots Long-Lost Sculpture by Black Folk Artist in Missouri Front Yard
William Edmondson had a solo exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art in 1937 but was buried in an unmarked grave following his death in 1951
Diego Rivera's Utopian 'City of the Arts' Debuts 64 Years After the Artist's Death
The Anahuacalli Museum has expanded its campus to create a community art center first envisioned by the Mexican muralist in 1941
Before Romeo and Juliet, Paolo and Francesca Were Literature's Star-Crossed Lovers
Centuries after Italian poet Dante published "The Divine Comedy," Romantic artists and writers reimagined the tragedy as a tale of female agency
For Sale: One Real Warhol Print, Hidden Among 999 Fakes
Collective MSCHF sold the 1,000 drawings for $250 each in a stunt designed to draw attention to authenticity in the art world
Two Tiaras Once Owned by Josephine Bonaparte Are Up for Auction
Napoleon's empress was an early 19th-century style icon. Now, two of her diadems are on sale at Sotheby's
Denver Art Museum's Much-Anticipated Renovation Centers Indigenous Voices
The four-year, $150 million project added 30,000 square feet of exhibition space to the Colorado museum's high-rise building
This Arshile Gorky Painting Spent 70 Years Hidden in Plain Sight
Experts discovered a sea-blue canvas by the Armenian American artist concealed beneath another one of his works on paper
Remembering Julie Green, Who Painted the Last Meals of Death Row Inmates
The artist, who died this month at age 60, sought to emphasize condemned prisoners' humanity
Reckoning With—and Reclaiming—the Salem Witch Trials
A new exhibition unites 17th-century artifacts with contemporary artists' responses to the mass hysteria event
First-of-Its-Kind Art Installation Appears to Levitate the Tip of a Giza Pyramid
See stunning photos of new contemporary art installations at the historic Egyptian plateau, including an illusion by street artist JR
The Multiple Arts and Artistries of the Inimitable Laurie Anderson
A Hirshhorn retrospective opens with ten new works from the pioneering artist, composer, poet and musician
See Newly Discovered Works by Trailblazing Painter Hilma af Klint
The Swedish Modernist created innovative, genre-defying abstract art inspired by science, mysticism and her own encounters with the spiritual world
Looking Beyond Surrealist Artist Meret Oppenheim's Famous Furry Teacup
A new exhibition highlights the dazzling breadth of the 20th-century painter, sculptor and photographer's oeuvre
How Memphis Created the Nation's Most Innovative Public Library
You can play the ukulele, learn photography or record a song in a top-flight studio. You can also check out a book
Hans Holbein's Portraits Defined—and Immortalized—Tudor England's Elite
An exhibition at the J. Paul Getty Museum features some of the painter's most famous portraits of power players in Henry VIII's court
The Unheralded Women Scribes Who Brought Medieval Manuscripts to Life
A new book by scholar Mary Wellesley spotlights the anonymous artisans behind Europe's richly illuminated volumes
Singer and Artist Solange Debuts Free Library of Rare Books by Black Authors
Readers in the U.S. can borrow 50 titles, including collections of poems by Gwendolyn Brooks and Langston Hughes and a sci-fi novel by Octavia Butler
Who Is the Enslaved Child in This Portrait of Yale University's Namesake?
Scholars have yet to identify the young boy, but new research offers insights on his age and likely background
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