In Brief

Saudi Prince Identified as Buyer of $450.3M Leonardo Painting "Salvator Mundi" [UPDATED]

Prince Bader bin Abdullah bin Mohammed bin Farhan al-Saud, a friend of the Saudi crown prince, is paying for the painting in monthly installments of $58 million.

News

A Cardboard Box Alternative to Yayoi Kusama's Infinity Rooms

Artist Jon Burgerman is offering people queueing outside David Zwirner a more modest and less immersive experience: the "Infinity Box."

In Brief

Los Angeles Wildfire Threatens Getty Museum [UPDATED]

The Skirball fire has consumed over 150 acres and is burning "directly across the freeway" from the Getty Museum, according to a spokesperson.

Art

Learning About Tactics of Resistance Through Southeast Asian Art

After Darkness reveals the multiple ways that artists from Southeast Asia have renegotiated painful histories.

Art

Aliza Nisenbaum’s Majestic Portraits of Communities

Nisenbaum portrays her subjects with majesty and importance, upending class and status structures.

News

The Most Popular GIFs of 2017 Reflect a Sucky Year

Even the best GIFs won't make this year go away.

Art

Tracing IKEA Chairs to Their Modernist Roots

The objects championed by Alfred Barr and Philip Johnson look strikingly like items that today are very much a part of our everyday lives — including IKEA furniture.

Art

So Many Narratives, So Little Time In Act II of the Sharjah Biennial

Act II the final component of the Sharjah Biennial Tamawuj has the feeling of a magnifying glass being held up to the wide-ranging dialogues chief curator Christine Tohmé seeks out with curators, artists, performers, writers, and researchers.

In Brief

Leonardo's "Salvator Mundi" Is Headed to the Louvre Abu Dhabi [UPDATED]

The newly opened institution announced on Twitter that the most expensive artwork ever sold will soon go on view there.

News

"Tortured" Artists Are Actually Less Creative, Study Suggests

In a new paper, two economists argue that artists' creative output suffers in the periods immediately following the death of a loved one.

Film

A Queer Love Story That's Gorgeous, If Not Groundbreaking

Is Call Me By Your Name’s queer coming-of-age love story still radical if its protagonists are beautiful white men?

Art

21 Colorful Art and Architecture Gifts for Your Holiday Shopping List

From a Lego Louvre to a sticky-note pad homage to Piet Mondrian, arty gifts in every price range for everyone on your list.