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Billy Al Bengston, LA Painter With a Contrarian Streak, Dies at 88
In his hard-edged abstractions, Bengston made the direct center of his paintings the focal point, a cardinal sin according to his art school teachers.
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Philadelphia Gives Boarded-Up Columbus Statue Italian Flag Paint Job
Councilman Mark Squilla spearheaded the initiative in support of the Italian-American community, a move some find offensive on Indigenous Peoples’ Day.
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Whoops! Turns Out Vermeer Didn’t Paint “Girl With a Flute”
The National Gallery of Art discovered that a student or associate painted the famous work.
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Beleaguered Philadelphia Museum of Art Disables Social Media Comments
As union members continue their indefinite strike, the museum’s social media profiles were flooded with messages of support for workers.
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The US Could Get Its First National LGBTQ+ History Museum
But the upcoming midterm elections could ultimately decide the fate of the fledgling museum.
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Disgruntled American Tourist Smashes Roman Busts at the Vatican
The 65-year-old man was reportedly angry that he was not granted a meeting with the Pope.
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Meta Launched an AI Video Generator, and It’s Creepy
The technology isn’t available for public use, but Meta (formerly Facebook) released a series of eerie sample clips based on prompts like “cat watching TV” and “spaceship landing.”
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UK’s New PM Says No to Returning the Parthenon Marbles to Greece
But Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, who says the UK is "cornered," plans to insist on the marbles’ return during a visit this year.
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Christie’s Tasteless “Art Handler” Shirts Removed After Criticism
The auction house partnered with Highsnobiety to sell "Art Handler" shirts for up to $125, drawing ire from workers in the field who say they’re overworked and underpaid.
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Chicago Museum Renovations Drive Away Endangered Birds
Black-crowned night herons have not returned after abandoning their nests during a building project at the Chicago History Museum.
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$100M Stolen de Kooning Painting Returns to Museum After 37 Years
Willem de Kooning's “Woman-Ochre” was sliced out of its frame at the University of Arizona Museum of Art in a notoriously brazen theft.
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He’s Bigger Than Picasso on AI Platforms, and He Hates It
The advent of AI generators has led to an avalanche of rip-off artworks that have used Grzegorz Rutkowski’s name as a prompt.