Mar 13, 2019 | News & Trending
They say an original is always worth more than a copy. And while that may be true, it turns out that copies are still worth quite a bit of money. Take, for example, a copy of Leonardo da Vinci’s “Mona Lisa,” which Sotheby’s just sold for $1.69 million. The imitation...
Mar 6, 2019 | Exhibitions, News & Trending
A traveling art exhibition that honors the late Michael Jackson will continue as planned, despite newly resurfaced allegations that the pop star molested young boys. Rumors surrounding the singer’s alleged sexual abuse of minors have circulated for decades, but a...
Feb 26, 2019 | News & Trending
Turkish-Kurdish journalist and artist Zehra Doğan has been released from prison after serving nearly three years for “spreading terrorist propaganda.” The so-called “propaganda” was a watercolor painting Doğan created that depicted the annihilation of the Kurdish town...
Feb 23, 2019 | News & Trending
Conversations surrounding the role that art institutions have played in perpetuating systemic racism have inspired the Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) to issue a formal statement on the matter. The statement, titled “Acknowledging MICA’s Racist Past As We...
Feb 5, 2019 | News & Trending
Big changes are coming to the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA). Not only is the institution undergoing a major renovation, but curators will also begin featuring underrepresented artists. “A new generation of curators is discovering the richness of what is in our...
Jan 12, 2019 | Museums, News & Trending
Today marks day 22 of the 2018-2019 government shutdown—making it the longest federal shutdown in American history. While much has been said about the way that it’s impacted airports and national parks, relatively little has been said about the way it’s affecting...
Dec 19, 2018 | Art, Resources
The art world is notorious for its lack of diversity. According to Forbes contributor Dominique Fluker, only 4 percent of the art featured in U.S. galleries and museums are by black women. But rather than wait for a seat at the table, black women have simply decided...
Dec 12, 2018 | News & Trending
When Christie’s announced it would be auctioning off its first AI-generated portrait, the fine arts company expected the piece to sell for less than $10,000. Much to everyone’s surprise, it sold for much higher: $430,000, to be exact. The portrait, which the BBC...
Dec 5, 2018 | News & Trending
What do Picasso, Balthus, and Gauguin have in common? Aside from being some of the world’s most celebrated artists, all three derived much of their success from exploiting the female gender. Balthus, for example, sexualized prepubescent girls—who were the subjects of...
