Archeologists can now prove the Vikings made landfall in the Americas hundreds of years before Columbus reached the Bahamas.
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Día de los Muertos Comes to NYC With a Dazzling Display of Mexican Folk Art
Sculptures of Oaxacan alebrijes, envisioned as guardians of the nation’s immigrant community, and catrinas, Day of the Dead skeletons, are now at Rockefeller Center.
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Ford Foundation Invests $50M in the Power That Art and Narrative Can Change Ideas
Several members of the 2021 cohort identify as artists and storytellers, utilizing the power that art and narrative have on changing ideas of power.
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NYU Acquires 200 Works by Prominent Downtown Artists, From Mapplethorpe to Basquiat
A donation of two hundred works includes Jean-Michel Basquiat, Robert Mapplethorpe, Keith Haring, and Donald Baechler.
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Laundromat Project “Pays it Forward” With $50K Award to Five POC-Led Organizations
Made possible by a donation from Amazon stakeholder MacKenzie Scott, the award is the single largest in the Bedstuy-based organization’s history.
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The Flowers that Blossom in Artistic Masterpieces
Gardening company Michigan Bulb analyzed 30 famous artworks depicting plants and the value of the painted blossoms in the high-end market.
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An Enthralling Collection of Magical Curiosities Heads to Sotheby’s
The legendary performer Ricky Jay amassed a collection of about 10,000 rare books, posters, and artwork about all things esoteric.
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Photographers Auction Works to Benefit Community-Focused Bronx Documentary Center
The proceeds will benefit the BDC’s community-centered initiatives and exhibitions.
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To Evade Social Media Censors, Vienna Museums Pivot to OnlyFans
The profile includes works by Egon Schiele, Amedeo Modigliani, Peter Paul Rubens, and a prehistoric Venus of Willendorf figurine.
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The Competition for This Year’s Creepy Doll Contest Is More Horrifying Than Ever
These horrifying dolls definitely won’t murder you in your sleep.
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As Boycott of Havana Biennial Gains Steam, Artists Withdraw
Ursula Biemann, Nicolas Bourriaud, and others said they will no longer participate in the event.
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Hong Kong’s Only Tiananmen Massacre Memorial Faces Removal
There is an official ban against the public mourning of Tiananmen Square victims in Hong Kong and mainland China.