Feb 3, 2016 | Art, News & Trending
A work by Dutch painter Hieronymus Bosch, one of history’s weirdest artists, has been re-discovered after sitting in storage for the last 80 years. The painting is thought to be one of only five Bosch paintings in the United States. The painting, The Temptation of...
Feb 1, 2016 | Gallery, New York
Eleven artists are taking the ultimate in mundane objects, the humble button, and pushing them into the art realm with diverse uses in a Manhattan gallery this winter. They’ve played across a spectrum of art forms, from sculpture to portraits to wearable art,...
Jan 28, 2016 | Art, Gallery, News & Trending
The Portland Art Museum has announced the imminent arrival of Austrian painter Carl Kahler’s excellent work, My Wife’s Lovers, an 1891 painting of so, so many cats. The painting is a 6-by-8.5-foot oil work featuring 42 of the cats who belonged to the philanthropist...
Jan 27, 2016 | Art, Gallery, News & Trending
Indonesia, a country with a rich cultural heritage and deep appreciation for art, will get its first international modern and contemporary art museum next year. The structure is being built and financed by Haryanto Adikoesoemo, a prominent Indonesian businessman. The...
Jan 25, 2016 | Art, News & Trending
One of the most unique homes in the country, the George D. Sturges house designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, is going up for auction next month with the Los Angeles Modern Auctions. The house, built in the Brentwood Heights area, was designed as a residence for the man...
Jan 22, 2016 | Art, News & Trending
In 1961, John D. Rockefeller became the Chairman of Lincoln Center, an important urban renewal project launched by controversial architect Robert Moses. David Geffen Hall, David H. Koch Theater, and the Metropolitan Opera House make up the center’s buildings and are...
Jan 22, 2016 | Art, Gallery
London auction house Bonham’s will have a women-only section in its upcoming Post-War and Contemporary art sale on February 11th. The section will include 11 female artists to help close the gender imbalance so prevalent in the art world and to shine light on the...
Jan 20, 2016 | Art, Gallery, New York
If you like kissing strangers in public places for art’s sake, this is the exhibit for you. A ring of heart-shaped, mirrored booths will be installed in Times Square for Valentine’s Day. The exhibit, a sculptural piece called Heart of Hearts, will open on February...
Jan 18, 2016 | Art, Gallery, News & Trending
The Tate Modern gallery announced today that its new director will be Frances Morris, who has been with the museum in different positions since 1987, when she joined as a curator. Morris will take over for Chris Dercon, the museum’s current director, when he leaves...
Jan 15, 2016 | Art, Gallery
You’ve probably never considered that shadows could be stolen. They belong exclusively to some person or some form, someone else, not you. But artist Ana Prvacki wants to show you that not only can shadows be stolen, they’re art, too. Her new art series, aptly titled...
