A Second Mona Lisa?

A Second Mona Lisa?

It seems unlikely, but it’s possible. There’s a new report making the rounds that a second version of da Vinci’s famous Mona Lisa has been found in a private collection in St. Petersburg. Experts are analyzing the work to determine whether it is genuine or, if like so...
Wreath Interpretations

Wreath Interpretations

This is the 33rd year of the Parks Department’s Wreath Interpretations Exhibit at the Arsenal in Central Park, and it’s as festive an event as ever. The wreaths you find here are not evergreen and holly. Not even the fake kind. The most “traditional” one...
Craig Ward Makes Art out of Subway Bacteria

Craig Ward Makes Art out of Subway Bacteria

If you took high school biology, you probably remember the exercise of taking a Q-tip around the classroom, competing to see who can swab the grossest surface and grow a bumper crop of agar-fed bacteria. Craig Ward’s latest project comes out of the space between...
Emerging Female Artists Make Their Mark

Emerging Female Artists Make Their Mark

More and more women are being recognized now for their contributions to the arts communities. There have always, always been women making art, of course, but it’s only in recent times that those women are being given credit where credit is due—and has been due for a...
The Brightest Trends From Art Basel Miami Beach

The Brightest Trends From Art Basel Miami Beach

The goal of Art Basel has been to connect the world’s premier art galleries and their supporters, as well serving as a platform for the international art industry. Since its establishment in 1970, its three fairs – staged in Basel, Hong Kong, and Miami Beach, provide...
A Collective Wins Coveted Turner Prize

A Collective Wins Coveted Turner Prize

A group of young architects and designers has been awarded this year’s Turner Prize, one of the most prestigious art awards in the United Kingdom. The London-based group, called Assemble, was chosen as the recipient because of their work to restore condemned Victorian...