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Artists Denounce Brooklyn Museum for Hosting Real Estate Summit
On November 17, the Brooklyn Museum will host the sixth annual Brooklyn Real Estate Summit, a gathering of more than 600 of the biggest players in Brooklyn's real estate market.
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Art Movements
This week in art news: Sotheby's sold the world's largest cat painting for $826,000, the V&A Museum denied rejecting a collection of Margaret Thatcher's clothing, and a long-lost Disney cartoon was discovered at the BFI National Archive.
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Here Comes the Sun in NASA's New Mind-Blowing Footage
Now, thanks to NASA, you can stare at the sun for as long as you like.
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Hundreds of Indian Artists Condemn Government Indifference to Far-Right Violence
NEW DELHI — On October 27 the Indian news site Scroll published a letter signed by over 300 artists that expresses support for the more than 40 writers who have returned their state awards over the past month as a form of protest against the increasingly intolerant environment in India for minoritie
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An Archive of 10,000 Cylinder Recordings Readied for the Spotify Era
From cakewalks to carols, historic sounds of all kinds are preserved at the University of California, Santa Barbara's Cylinder Audio Archive.
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In Landslide Vote, B&H Photo Workers Decide to Unionize
Warehouse workers for B&H Photo Video voted for union representation with the United Steelworkers in a landslide victory, with 200 electing to unionize and 88 dissenting — amounting to a voter turnout of about 80%.
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Easy Come, Easy Go: New Bosch Identified, Old Bosches Discredited
Experts at the Bosch Research and Conservation Project (BRCP) have confirmed that a drawing previously attributed to one of Hieronymus Bosch's workshop assistants was actually rendered by the Flemish master himself.
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Crimes of the Art
On this week’s art crime blotter: teens take (and immediately return) a Mr. Brainwash sculpture, Kimye's pastor appropriates Wynwood street art murals, and a shark photographer goes after the new Steve Jobs biopic.
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Archaeologists Discover 3,500-Year-Old "Griffin Warrior" Tomb Full of Treasures
Archaeologists have made an enormous discovery in Pylos: the grave of an elite warrior, which had been undisturbed for nearly 3,500 years.
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On Eve of Union Vote, Hundreds of Arts Professionals Sign Open Letter Supporting B&H Photo Workers
B&H Photo Video workers are continuing to push for unionization and improved work conditions in the national electronics retailer's two Brooklyn warehouses, and although the company has intensified its attempts to quell these efforts, the campaign is gaining vast public support.
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Watch Sculptors, Knitters, and a Bob Ross Marathon on Twitch’s New Art Site
Twitch, the live streaming website that lets millions of viewers follow along as users play their favorite video games — complete with live commentary — has expanded into art.
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Unbeliebable! Justin Bieber Reveals New Album Tracklist Through Graffiti Stunt
That freshly painted graffiti in your city isn't just a large mural of random words — it's the title of a song by none other than cantankerous Canuck Justin Bieber, who is using street art to promote his forthcoming album, Purpose.