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Check Out These Award-winning Works From the Leica Women Foto Project
Series by Matika Wilbur, Karen Zusman, and Anna Boyiazis were selected for the second annual award, announced today on International Women’s Day.
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Archaeologists Find Ornate Chariot Preserved in Ash From Mount Vesuvius
The unique chariot includes elaborate scenes on rear medallions that refer to Eros, leading researchers to theorize that it could have been a chariot used for marriage rituals or processionals.
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Activists Paint Names of Femicide Victims Outside of Mexico’s Presidential Palace
Ahead of a massive march for International Women's Day, the palace was covered with names and messages like “Trans women are part of my struggle.”
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Nazi-looted Watercolor by Egon Schiele, Belonging to Artist's Dentist, Will Be Returned to Heirs
Germany’s advisory commission on Nazi-looted art also recommended the return of a painting by Erich Heckel to the heirs of Jewish journalist Max Fischer.
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Banksy Scaled the Prison That Once Jailed Oscar Wilde to Paint His Latest Mural
Banksy confirmed the artwork in a clever video stitched together with a Bob Ross tutorial.
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An Online Haven for Lovers of Alexander Calder
The Calder Foundation's archive is now online, illuminating the American sculptor's art and life in an unprecedented way.
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Week in Review: Judy Chicago Desert X Artwork on Hold; Over 160 Confederate Symbols Removed in 2020
Also, California studies showed that the state lost over 175,000 creative jobs in 2020, and more.
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Anthony Fauci Donates His 3-D Model of COVID-19 to the Smithsonian
Fauci used the model during briefings to lawmakers and the press throughout the pandemic.
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Over 160 Confederate Symbols Were Removed in 2020, Study Shows
All but one of the removals occurred after the murder of George Floyd, which spurred international protests against institutionalized racism.
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Photos by Jewish Artist Who Documented Ghetto in Nazi-occupied Poland Gifted to MFA Boston
Ross was forcibly confined to the Lodz Ghetto and tasked to take propaganda photographs, but secretly documented the brutal living conditions to leave a historical record of atrocities committed by the Nazis.
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Ming Dynasty Porcelain, Valued Up to $500K, Purchased at Yard Sale for $35
The rare find is headed to auction at Sotheby’s, where it is valued between $300,000 and $500,000.
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Hundreds of Arts and Restaurant Workers Rally to Save Historic Chinatown Banquet Hall
Protesters rallied today in support of Jing Fong, the neighborhood’s last unionized restaurant and a popular meeting ground for arts events.