The Comic Book Market Is Red Hot. Here Are the Top 10 Prices of All Time, All Sold in the Past Two Years
Just last month, the so-called “Rocket Copy” of Action Comics No. 1, which introduced the world to Superman, changed hands…
‘I Had Never Seen Anything Like It Before’: Steve Martin on Becoming One of the Top Collectors of Australian Indigenous Art
Steve Martin has been back in the headlines of late, thanks to his leading role in the hit Hulu comedy…
Archaeologists Have Uncovered a Mysterious Stone Roundel in Prague That’s Older Than Stonehenge and the Pyramids
A mysterious, newly discovered stone roundel in Prague is older than Stonehenge and the Egyptian pyramids, built some 7,000 years…
Opium Traces Found in 3,500-Year-Old Pottery Suggests the Ancient Canaanites Were the First Humans to Use Psychoactive Drugs
Bronze Age humans living in the Levant may have been the first people to get high on psychoactive drugs, according…
Can Tattoos Be Reproduced in Video Games Without an Artist’s Permission? An Ohio Jury Will Soon Decide
Can a video game depict an athlete’s tattoos without permission from the artist who inked the designs? An Ohio federal…
Graffiti Art Gets a Permanent Home in L.A. With the Opening of Beyond the Streets Gallery
Roger Gastman, the noted graffiti historian and street art collector, is opening a permanent Los Angeles home for Beyond the…
Elon Musk’s Ex-Girlfriend Just Auctioned $165,000 Worth of Intimate Mementos From the Tesla CEO
A collection of photos and memorabilia from Elon Musk’s college years sold for $165,000 at Boston’s RR Auction. The objects…
Viking Women Were Power Knitters Whose Textiles Provided Vital Trade Across Europe, Researchers Say
The Vikings of legend were fearless male warriors who raided coastal towns across Europe. But archaeological research shows that Viking…
10 Buzzy Gallery Shows Not to Miss in New York This Month, From Uptown to Tribeca
Now that the art world is back in full swing, we’ve rounded up 10 can’t-miss gallery shows taking place around…
Ceramicist Maxwell Mustardo Draws Inspiration From the Illustrious Former Tenant of His Colorful New Jersey Studio
Before artist Maxwell Mustardo moved into his studio in Quakertown, New Jersey, it was the late ceramicist Toshiko Takaezu‘s workspace.…
Uber Has Launched Uber Restore, a Special App in Ukraine to Help Transport Art Conservators
The Russian invasion still poses a major threat to museums, historic sites, and other cultural heritage in Ukraine. Now, an…
A.I.R. Gallery Broke Barriers. A New Online Archive Tells the Story of the Women-Run Collective
Today marks the 50th anniversary of the founding of Artists in Residence, Inc. (A.I.R. Gallery), the first nonprofit artist-run cooperative…
Meet Judy Schmidt, the ‘Citizen Scientist’ Turning Webb Telescope Data Into Stunning Images
NASA’s newly operational James Webb Space Telescope is continuing to beam back otherworldly images of the distant cosmos to earth—and…
Faded Photos Bought for $2,200 at an Estate Sale Turn Out to Be Two Rare Stieglitz Works Stuck Together
An eagle-eyed collector bought a framed photo at a tiny Connecticut auction house for just over $2,000 last year. He…
Virginia Dwan, Pioneering Art Dealer Who Bankrolled Some of the Land Art Movement’s Masterpieces, Has Died at 90
Pioneering art dealer Virginia Dwan, who was instrumental in establishing the Minimalism, Conceptualism, and Land Art movements, has died at…
Here Are 7 Artists Worth Discovering at the Independent 20th Century Fair, From a Texas Modernist to a Pioneering Graffiti Artist
When the Independent Art Fair announced that it was launching a dedicated 20th-century art edition to run during New York…
In a Series of Behavioral Experiments, Viewers Preferred Works by Women Artists—But Assumed Works by Men Were More Famous and Valuable
Does gender bias affect our opinions about work made by male and female artists? According to a new study, people…
The Archaeologist Who Discovered King Tut’s Tomb Almost Certainly Stole Artifacts From It, a New Book Reveals
Howard Carter achieved lasting fame for his discovery of the tomb of Tutankhamun in 1922. Now, a century later, the…