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When North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un toured the sparkling new Pyongyang Airport last week, he was happy. But throughout the event, the building's chief architect Ma Won Chun was conspicuously missing.
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You may have thought Hieronymus Bosch's "The Garden of Earthly Delights" could not get any more trippy, but researchers have developed new software that proves that yes, the Netherlandish painter's baffling triptych just needs a little bit of code to become a complete mind-bender.
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On this week’s art crime blotter: nude Eiffel Tower performance lands artist in jail, a Jaume Plensa sculpture goes missing in Montreal, and a family wants its $100-million Monet back — even if it's fake.
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CHICAGO — Governor Bruce Rauner’s budget axe could lead to the closure of all five buildings in the Illinois State Museum system.
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The Chinese government might be relaxing its censorious attitude toward Ai Weiwei.
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Yesterday, officials at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill found a statue commemorating Civil War Confederate veterans spray-painted with the words "Murderer," "KKK," and "BLACK LIVES MATTER."
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The United Nations has officially designated the Alamo as a UNESCO World Heritage Site over the weekend.
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Whether under Dutch, British, or American control, New York's early development was supported by slavery.
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This week in art news: the Acropolis starts accepting credit cards amid Greek cash crisis, 8 million animal mummies found in Egyptian catacombs, and Marilyn Monroe's grave marker sells at auction for 100 times its pre-sale estimate.
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Last night in London, a group of Sotheby's cleaners and porters protested outside the auction house, demanding that it implement the London Living Wage.
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In May, France's national railroad, the SNCF (or Société nationale des chemins de fer français), put out an open call for artists to propose temporary projects for 16 of its properties that are disused or currently awaiting renovation.
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In May, France's national railroad, the SNCF (or Société nationale des chemins de fer français), put out an open call for artists to propose temporary projects for 16 of its properties that are disused or currently awaiting renovation.