Visual Arts
Artist Who Submitted Empty Canvases to Danish Museum Must Repay $70,000
A court ordered Jens Haaning to return the money from his "Take the Money and Run" stunt
Bob Ross' Very First On-Air Painting Is for Sale
Priced at nearly $10 million, "A Walk in the Woods" was the subject of the artist's 1983 television premiere
Manet's 'Olympia' Comes to America for the Very First Time
The painting scandalized 19th-century viewers and heralded the dawn of modern art
Museum Drops Ban on Photographing Picasso's 'Guernica'
After enforcing the rule for three decades, officials say that lifting it will prevent overcrowding and attract younger audiences
How the 'Wild Beasts' of Fauvism Took the Art World by Storm
A new exhibition examines the short-lived movement—and sheds new light on its women members
A Lost N.C. Wyeth, Bought for $4, Could Sell for $250,000
The owner had no idea the painting was an original when she found it in a New Hampshire thrift store
The Harlem Renaissance Is Coming to the Met
A new exhibition will be the first survey of the cultural movement in New York City since 1987
See How Photographers Reimagine Old Master Paintings
"Art About Art" bills itself as a thoughtful, whimsical exploration of the connections between past and present
Florida Museum Sues Ex-Director Over Plot to Profit From Forged Basquiat Paintings
The museum says its reputation was badly damaged by a scandal it describes as "stranger than fiction"
Who Was the Enslaved Child Painted Out of This 1837 Portrait?
The painting of Bélizaire, 15, shown behind the children of his enslavers, has been acquired by the Met
Meet the Innovative Winners of This Year's National Design Awards
Cooper Hewitt recognizes talented trailblazers who are at the forefront of their fields
See Allen Ginsberg's Photographs—and A.I.-Generated Poems Based on Them
The Beat poet's photos, taken throughout his literary career, depict friends and fellow writers
A Mysterious Portrait Was Discovered Beneath a René Magritte Painting
Researchers found the image using infrared reflectography, and they think it may depict the artist's wife, Georgette
The Lunar Codex Will Archive the Work of 30,000 Artists—on the Moon
A series of time capsules will honor and preserve contemporary art from around the globe
Follow Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera Through Post-Revolution Mexico
The famous couple's artistic and political legacies are at the center of a new exhibition in Australia
Is This a Recording of Banksy's Voice?
A new podcast claims to have unearthed a short interview with the artist that aired on NPR in 2005
Angelina Jolie Will Rent Jean-Michel Basquiat's Former Studio
The famous 20th-century artist originally rented the space from Andy Warhol, his friend and mentor
Protesters at the Met Condemn 'Unjustifiably Harsh' Charges Against Two Climate Activists
Both are facing up to five years in prison for smearing paint on the glass case of a Degas sculpture
New Sculpture Comes to New York City's AIDS Memorial Park
"Craig's closet" stands near the former site of St. Vincent's, a hospital at the center of the city's AIDS epidemic
Does This Pompeii Painting Depict a 2,000-Year-Old Pizza?
The fresco features a flatbread with a variety of toppings—but no tomato and mozzarella
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