Art
The Fascinating Things People Leave Behind in Library Books
An Oakland librarian and a French teacher in Oklahoma City collect ephemera they discover in returned and used books, from photos and recipes to love letters.
Elaine Velie
News
New York Prisons Ban Two Pages From Attica Uprising Book
Incarcerated people will be allowed to read Heather Ann Thompson's 2016 Blood in the Water, except for two pages featuring a map of the prison.
News
How Did a Banksy West Bank Mural End Up at an Israeli Gallery?
The long-lost painting resurfaced at the upscale Urban Gallery in Tel Aviv, sparking the anger of Palestinians.
Film
Docuseries Explores the Sick and Twisted Relationship Between Leslie Wexner and Jeffrey Epstein
Victoria’s Secret: Angels and Demons on Hulu depicts an association between an insecure Ohio billionaire and a sleek New York sexual predator.
Art
"One Day This Kid" Project Commemorates the 30th Anniversary of David Wojnarowicz's Death
PPOW Gallery and the David Wojnarowicz Foundation launched an interactive project dedicated to the artist’s iconic photo-text collage.
News
Getty Images Awards “Inclusion” Grants to Eight Photojournalists Worldwide
The $5,000 grants are awarded to emerging photographers and videographers from historically underrepresented groups.
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Louvre Advisors Detained in Art Trafficking Investigation
The news comes after former Louvre President Jean-Luc Martinez was charged in May with concealing the origins of illegally smuggled Egyptian antiquities.
News
Climate Change Activists Glue Themselves to Priceless Botticelli Painting
The protest at the Uffizi Gallery in Florence was the most recent in a string of actions involving activists attaching themselves to artworks.
News
"NRA Children's Museum" Visits Ted Cruz's House to Protest Gun Violence
It was a mile-long convoy of empty buses with over 4,000 vacant seats representing the number of young people killed by guns in the US.
News
Indigenous Groups in Canada Call on the Vatican to Return Their Cultural Belongings
First Nations, Métis, and Inuit leaders have asked for their cultural heritage to be returned ahead of the pope's visit to Canada.
News
Italy Thwarts Potential Illegal Sale of $2M Artemisia Gentileschi Painting
The Carabinieri's art crime unit said Gentileschi's masterpiece "Caritas Romana" was on its way to be sold in Vienna.
News
Europe’s Extreme Heat Waves Bring Art to a Standstill
A floating art project can’t reach Documenta because the Weser River is too low and museums in the UK shutter galleries to keep workers and collections cool.