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Courbet’s Famous Painting of a Vulva Tagged With “MeToo”
"The Origin of the World" was one of several artworks targeted in a performance by artist Deborah De Robertis at the Centre Pompidou-Metz.
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Original Caravaggio Almost Sold for Just $1,500
“Ecce Homo”(c. 1605–1609) was previously misattributed and slated to hit the auction block before experts stepped in to halt the sale.
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The Most Dystopian Memes of the 2024 Met Gala
Online, parallels to the Hunger Games saga abounded as the lavish display of wealth proceeded amid several international humanitarian crises.
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Pro-Palestine Protesters Arrested Outside the Met Gala
“No Met Gala while bombs drop in Gaza,” hundreds chanted during a march near the museum.
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Abstract Trailblazer Frank Stella Dies at 87
The painter and sculptor reoriented the North American arts landscape, defying any strict characterizations of his work as it evolved across concepts and media.
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After Mass Arrests, UCLA Faculty Protest at Hammer Museum Gala
As black luxury SUVs dropped off guests, faculty demanded the resignation of UCLA Chancellor Gene Block, a member of the Hammer’s board of directors.
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Police Arrest Dozens Protesting for Gaza at Art Institute of Chicago
The demonstrators symbolically renamed the school “The People’s Art Institute.”
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In Surprise Action, Activists Decry Whitney Museum Funders' Ties to Israeli Military
Approximately 100 activists overtook the museum on Friday night with video and sound interventions emphasizing the suffering of families in Gaza.
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Hundreds Protest After Police Arrest Students at NYU and New School
NYPD officers swept the Gaza solidarity encampments at both schools in what many say is a disturbing show of force on campus.
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Students Stage Sit-In for Gaza at NYC’s School of Visual Arts
More than 50 protesters including students from the Fashion Institute of Technology and NYU rallied in support outside the school.
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Billions in Debt Forgiven for Students of Defunct Art Institutes
The shuttered art school network was accused of defrauding and misleading its students.
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A March Across Manhattan's Student Encampments
“I think the power of the artist — the student artist — is to envision a new world and actually embody it," said a Parsons sophomore.