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"Fearless Girl" Sculptor Is Selling $6,500 Reproductions
One-fifth of the proceeds will go to nonprofits that empower young women and support gender equality.
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New Plates by Judy Chicago Serve Up Feminist History
The new series of limited edition 'The Dinner Party' plates will inevitably spark conversations around the rich heritage of women in the Western world.
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After Uproar, University of Texas Decides Not to Relocate Its Fine Arts Library
Last year, it appeared as though the bulk of the holdings of the UT-Austin Fine Arts Library would be moved but, after a concerted campaign, a plan to keep them on campus was adopted.
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Clumsy Churchgoer Destroys Jeff Koons "Gazing Ball" by Touching It
The glass work, on display in a temporary exhibition, was reduced to a pile of fragments on the last day the show was open.
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House Bill Proposes National Museum Devoted to Women's History
The Smithsonian recently launched the American Women's History Initiative — but a House bill goes further, proposing the creation of a national museum devoted to women's history.
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An Unsanctioned Artistic Tribute to the Polish President Who Died in a Plane Crash
To mark the eighth anniversary of President Lech Kaczyński's death in a plane crash, Polish artist Pawel Althamer brought a renegade tribute to the presidential palace in Warsaw.
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Artist's Billboard Declaring “There Are Black People in the Future” Taken Down by Landlord
The billboard in Pittsburgh was initially removed due to "objections to the content," but a recent wave of support suggests the sign could go back up.
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Art Dealer and Collector Killed in Blaze at Trump Tower
Todd Brassner, who had been a close friend of Andy Warhol, had his portrait painted by the Pop artist in 1975.
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A Playable Archive of 74 Retro Games, Including Frogger, Tamagotchi, and Donkey Kong
The Internet Archive has uploaded emulations of classic games to Handheld History, a free digital library, allowing for old-school experiences on modern computers.
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Sonel Breslav, Founder of BABZ Fair, Will Direct Printed Matter's Fairs and Editions
Breslav founded Blonde Art Books and has long been a force in New York's art books scene.
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Cleaners Throw Away Frowning Happy Meal Sculpture at Hong Kong Art Fair
Carol May's sculpture "Unhappy Meal" was on view at Hong Kong's Harbour Art Fair when cleaners threw it out, destroying it.
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Art Movements
This week in art news: the V&A offered Ethiopia a long-term loan of treasures looted by British troops, Martin Kemp accused London's National Gallery of altering the attribution of a work for its 2011 Leonardo exhibition, and Christo's latest public art project began to take shape in central London.