See How Modern Artists Obsessed With Death and Darkness Looked to Medieval Gothic Artworks for Inspiration
A new exhibition in Helsinki spotlights the Gothic themes and influences that connected works by renowned late 19th- and early 20th-century artists
A Rare ‘Otherworldly’ Sculpture by Surrealist Artist Leonora Carrington Is Going to Auction
The 1951 artwork, “La Grande Dame (The Cat Woman),” stands over six feet tall and features paintings of “hybrid creatures and lush dreamscapes”
The Surprising Artwork That Inspired Netflix’s ‘The Piano Lesson,’ a New Movie Based on August Wilson’s Award-Winning Play
A Romare Bearden print served as a starting point for the American playwright’s 1987 drama, which follows a Black family’s struggle to decide the fate of an ancestral heirloom
When Art Thieves Stole Four Andy Warhol Prints, They Didn’t Realize Only Two Would Fit in the Getaway Car
The robbers only made away with two of the screen prints, which they swiped from a gallery in the Netherlands. They abandoned the other artworks on the street
To See a Spellbinding Contemporary Art Exhibition, Head to the Ancient Egyptian Pyramids
The 4,500-year-old pyramids of Giza are the backdrop for “Forever Is Now,” which features sculptures, installations and immersive artworks that explore the relationship between the past and present
Banksy’s Former Manager Sells His Trove of Artworks and Other Objects Connected to the Anonymous Street Artist
Steve Lazarides’ personal collection of prints, original works, handwritten press releases and burner phones sold at auction for around $1.4 million
See a Film That Reimagines History on the Malaysian Island That Served as a Refugee Site After the Vietnam War
The work, now on view at the Smithsonian American Art Museum, tells the story of two characters on the island—the last people alive in the world
A Nazi-Looted Painting Recovered by the Monuments Men During World War II Is Going on Sale
When the war ended, Allied soldiers tracked down Nicolas de Largillierre’s “Portrait de femme à mi-corps” with the help of a savvy French curator who had been working for the resistance
What Makes the Dark, Whimsical World of Tim Burton So Compelling?
An exhibition in London is showcasing more than 600 artworks and artifacts—including costumes, props and sketches—from the famous filmmaker’s career
A Prominent Italian Dealer Has Been Charged With Trafficking Thousands of Looted Artifacts
The Manhattan district attorney’s office has obtained an arrest warrant for Edoardo Almagià, who has been accused of working with looters and dealing stolen artifacts for years
See How René Magritte’s Dreamlike Paintings Evolved Over Four Decades at a New Exhibition in Australia
The Art Gallery of New South Wales is showcasing works full of the Surrealist artist’s signature motifs—such as apples, pipes and bowler hats—in addition to lesser-known pieces
See the Breathtaking 14th-Century Sienese Artworks That Helped Set the Italian Renaissance in Motion
This brief chapter of art history is often overlooked. Now, an exhibition in New York City makes a strong argument for the integral role played by four artists in the city of Siena
See Picasso’s Lesser-Known Print Works, Which He Continued Experimenting With Into His 80s
A new exhibition spotlights the Spanish artist’s printmaking talents, which he began honing in his 20s. In the decades that followed, he produced thousands of breathtaking creations
The ‘Super Bowl of Wildlife Art’ Is All About Ducks, and It Has Protected America’s Wetlands for 90 Years
Introduced in 1934, the federal duck stamp contest has raised more than $1.2 billion and protected at least 6.5 million acres across the nation. Now, an art exhibition at Connecticut’s Bruce Museum honors the competition’s history
Surrealism Is Turning 100. See the Dreamlike Paintings That Made the Movement So Revolutionary
A blockbuster exhibition in Paris is showcasing 500 artifacts and artworks in honor of the Surrealist Manifesto, which sparked a new artistic style that spread around the world
A Portrait of Alan Turing Made by an A.I.-Powered Robot Could Sell for Up to $180,000
Ai-Da creates art using A.I. algorithms, cameras and robotic arms. Her abstract painting will be the first-ever artwork made by a humanoid robot to be sold at Sotheby’s
Maurizio Cattelan’s Perishable Sculpture Drove Some Critics Bananas. Now, It Could Sell for $1.5 Million
The banana duct-taped to a wall was created to be a “reflection on what we value.” An upcoming auction may deliver an answer
Archaeologists Discover Breathtaking Wall Paintings Frozen in Time Inside a Modest Home in Ancient Pompeii
Despite its unusually small size, the newly unearthed House of Phaedra is covered in elaborate frescos depicting mythological scenes
These Tiny Doodles May Be William Blake’s Earliest Engravings, Overlooked for Nearly 250 Years
Using high-res scans, a researcher uncovered scribbled etchings likely made by the British poet and artist while working as a teenage apprentice engraver in the 1770s
New ‘Portal’ Opens in Philadelphia, Connecting Residents to Cities Around the World With Identical Installations
The looming sculpture features a small camera above an eight-foot-tall screen, which displays live video from Lithuania, Poland and Ireland
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