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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.
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Polish Museum Implores Visitors to Stop Having Sex on Its Premises
“Guests in love, please understand — most of the exhibits in our museum are objects ‘born’ many years ago and subject to completely different moral standards," said the Fort Gerhard museum in a statement.
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Met Director Max Hollein Will Also Take on CEO Role
Hollein will enter the position when current Met president and CEO Daniel H. Weiss steps down in July of 2023.
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When Sports Imitate Art
What do an NBA foul and a Renaissance Pietà painting share in common? A lot, actually.
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Millions of Images From Ebony and Jet Magazines Will Soon Be Accessible to All
Ownership of the vast archives of the historical magazines has been formally transferred to the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture and the Getty Research Institute.
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Archaeologists Discover England’s Oldest Surviving Shipwreck
The 750-year-old medieval ship sank off the coast of Dorset during the 13th century, leaving behind remarkably preserved artifacts.
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Meet the 2022 Winners of the Pollock-Krasner Awards
Josely Carvalho, Laddie John Dill, Rita McBride, and Cheryl Ann received the Lee Krasner Award for lifetime artistic achievement. Beili Liu is the winner of the $50,000 Pollock Prize for Creativity.
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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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BeReal App Gets Real Roasted With Memes
The popular BeReal app, which prompts users to post within a two-minute window at a random time every day, has become prime fodder for memes.
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The Rare Leica Camera That Smashed Auction Records
Earlier this summer, one of only 22 models of the Leica prototype "0-Series" quietly sold for over $15 million — five times the previous record for a camera.
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Three Arrested During "Die-In" Protest for Abortion Rights Outside LACMA
Activists chained themselves to the cast-iron lampposts of Chris Burden’s outdoor sculpture installation “Urban Light” (2008) and covered themselves in fake blood.
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Frida, The Musical Is Coming to Broadway in 2024
The musical is the first such telling of Kahlo’s life that has been sanctioned by her family, and draws in part on details from Intimate Frida, a book by her niece Isolda P. Kahlo.