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The Arts Contributed a Staggering $763 Billion to US Economy, According to New Data
That's 4.2% of the US economy — more than the entire GDP of Switzerland.
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Artist Who Created Pepe the Frog Sues InfoWars for Copyright Infringement
The meme created by artist Matt Furie in 2005 has turned into a fascist symbol and is now on sale on the right-wing website's online store.
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Australian Art Museum Drops Security Firm Accused of Abuse at Detention Centers
The National Gallery of Victoria will no longer work with Wilson Security, though it claims recent protests and petitions did not drive the decision.
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World’s Oldest Figural Tattoos Found on Two Ancient Egyptian Mummies
The 5,000-year-old mummies, which have been at the British Museum, have tattoos of a wild bull, sheep, and alphabet-like motifs.
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Giant Monet Painting Discovered in Louvre Storage and Returned to Japan
Missing for almost 60 years, the painting was found severely damaged in a Louvre storage facility.
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The Rediscovery of Picasso's Designs for a 100-Foot-Tall Bust in Florida
Pablo Picasso's "Bust of a Woman" was once slated to appear on the campus of a Tampa-area university, and it would've been the world's tallest concrete sculpture.
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Art Movements
This week in art news: a mafia member revealed new information about a stolen Caravaggio, the Metropolitan Museum implemented mandatory admission for non-New Yorkers, and a painting newly attributed to Dalí went on view.
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Faculty at UK Art Schools Strike to Protest Pension Cuts
On Wednesday, despite a snowstorm, students from the Courtauld Institute and other London art schools took part in a national strike organized by the University and College Union.
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Neanderthals Made Cave Paintings Before Modern Humans Even Reached Europe
According to new research, the oldest paintings known to man appear to be the work of Neanderthals.
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Restoring Arne Jacobsen's Modernist Copenhagen Hotel to Its Original Glory
The design studio Space Copenhagen is working to breathe life back into Jacobsen's vision for the world's first designer hotel.
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New Richard Avedon Biography Contains Over 200 Errors, His Foundation Says
A new document released by the Foundation claims Avedon: Something Personal contains mistakes ranging from the photographer's hair color to the dates of major exhibitions.
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11 Foundations Defend NEA and Denounce Trump Budget Proposal
Trump has twice suggested that the NEA be shut down, but for the first time, 11 foundations signed a joint statement of opposition.