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A pair of site-specific murals by Dorothea Rockburne that for two years seemed destined for removal or even destruction by a real estate group may now remain in their home of over two decades, the iconic Sony Tower designed by Phillip Johnson.
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On this week’s art crime blotter: eight museum workers charged over King Tut's botched beard, thieves drive off with a trailer full of blue-chip art, and sculptures of a heart, a cheetah, and a hockey-playing beaver go missing.
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Armed white men have been occupying the headquarters of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in southeastern Oregon for three weeks now. But the federal land they've laid claim to is not only a wildlife preserve; it's also the home of more than 300 prehistoric sites and some 4,000 archaeological art
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Earlier this week, curator Christine Tohmé was told by Lebanese authorities that her passport renewal had been "suspended" due to a warrant against her.
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This week in art news: the Metropolitan Museum revealed details of its modern and contemporary art wing expansion, hundreds of Art Students League members filed a lawsuit over the $31.8-million sale of the school's air rights, and Josh Kline's sculpture "Po-Po" graced the cover of Fatima Al Qadiri's
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What kind of person opens a private contemporary art museum?
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It appears that toting around any horned animal sculptures is enough to suggest one's connection to Satanism — or at least that appears to be the case in Lebanon.
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The billionaire businessman David H. Koch has left his position on the board of trustees of the American Museum of Natural History (AMNH) after serving on it for 23 years.
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Since opening in 1976, 1 United Nations Plaza has been an experience like tumbling into a hall of mirrors.
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An art auction intended to benefit the organization Reporters Without Borders has been canceled after the Israeli embassy in Paris complained about one of the featured works.
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Art related to death in the United States evolved from European influences in the colonial era to a distinct language of mourning, guided by widespread grieving for public figures like the country's presidents.
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What if your smartphone could see for you, the same way it tells time, takes pictures, crushes candy, and occasionally calls people for you?