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Artists Chased Out of Manhattan Park by Police
Michael Alan Alien and Jadda Cat were performing their “Living Installation” at Pier 45 in Hudson River Park when officers accused them of soliciting on the premises.
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Climate Protesters Glue Themselves to Vatican Masterpiece
Two activists from the group Ultima Generazione glued their hands to the base of the ancient Roman statue “Laocoön and His Sons,” dubbed as a “prototypical icon of human agony.”
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Conservatives Respond More to "Disgusting" Health Warnings, Yale Study Says
Compared to self-identifying liberals, conservatives were more prone to change their views on COVID-19 vaccinations after they were shown ghastly images of the disease’s symptoms.
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Three Artists Withdraw From Berlin Biennale Over "Commodification" of Iraqi Suffering
"Our bodies are not that cheap,” said one Iraqi artist who signed an open letter to the biennale's curators.
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New Law Requires NY Museums to Label Nazi-Looted Art
Museums will have to install “prominently placed” placards alongside the works, according to a new suite of laws signed by Governor Kathy Hochul.
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Over 90% of Medieval Manuscripts Have Been Lost, Study Says
Scientists borrowed the ecological "unseen species" model to estimate how many works of medieval European literature have gone extinct.
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Tehran's Contemporary Art Museum Has a Serious Bug Problem
A video showing insects crawling inside a framed photograph by artists Bernd and Hilla Becher caused uproar, and disgust, online.
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Out of Nowhere, Johnny Depp Is Directing a Modigliani Biopic
Actor Al Pacino is co-producing the upcoming movie about the tortured Italian artist.
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Book Publishers Go to War With the Internet Archive
Major publishing houses, and some authors, accuse the open access platform of “piracy” and copyright infringement.
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Archaeologists Say They Discovered Ancient Gladiator Tombs in Southern Turkey
The Roman-era burial ground is located in Anazarbus (modern Anavarza) in the country’s southern Adana province.
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The Art That Inspired Joan Didion Goes to Auction
Those with a Didion-shaped hole in their hearts can also bid for portraits of the author, her books, and other personal items.
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MASS MoCA Workers Plan One-Day Strike to Protest "Lowball" Wages
The union seeks a minimum wage of $20 by the end of 2024; the museum offered only $16.