Here Are 9 Treasures That Caught Our Eye at TEFAF Maastricht—From Antique Playing Cards to a Rediscovered Ambrosi Sculpture
One of the biggest art fairs in the world, TEFAF Maastricht, in its 2023 edition, brought together some 270 dealers…
A New Documentary on Nellie Mae Rowe Explores the Life and Times of the Self-Taught Artist Who Made Art Against All Odds
How do you make a documentary film about an artist when their most important work of art is no more?…
Aww, Archaeologists Have Discovered an Adorable Version of Egypt’s Most Famous Monument: A Miniature Sphinx
A tiny version of one of Egypt’s most famous historic carvings is the nation’s latest—and most adorable—discovery, with archaeologists unearthing…
Notre Dame’s Reopening Is Delayed, But a New Show About the Reconstruction Has Opened in a Space Beneath the Cathedral
Paris’s Notre Dame Cathedral is on track to reopen to worshippers and tourists in 2024—but not in time for that…
Pussy Riot’s Nadya Tolokonnikova Is Curating an Auction of Feminist Works to Benefit Reproductive Healthcare
In honor of International Women’s Day on March 8, Pussy Riot cofounder Nadya Tolokonnikova is curating “My Body My Business,”…
A Painting by a One-Eared Dog Named Van Gogh Just Sold for $10,000 at an Animal Rescue Benefit Auction
Van Gogh is soaring to new heights at auction—and no, we don’t mean the famed Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh.…
‘It’s a Threat to the French Artistic Scene’: JR, Ugo Rondinone, and More Than 100 Other Artists Decry an E.U. Sales Tax Hike on Art
Some 120 artists have voiced their opposition to a controversial new European Union tax directive that would raise the sales tax…
The National Museum of Asian Art Will Hold on to Looted Artifacts Intended to Return to Yemen to Protect Them From Conflict
For the next two years, a cache of 77 looted Yemeni artifacts will head to the Smithsonian’s National Museum of…
‘Affecting’ or ‘Passionless’? Critics Are Divided on David Hockney’s Newly Opened Immersive Light Show
If ever there were an artist made for the animated projected art craze popularized by Immersive Van Gogh, it would…
China tech companies are closely watching ChatGPT’s A.I. skills. Here’s what they’re doing about it
A display at the World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC) in Shanghai, China, on Friday, Sept. 2, 2022. Bloomberg | Bloomberg…
Archaeologists Have Discovered an Ancient Fort—Complete With Wooden Spikes—Built by the Romans to Protect Their Silver Mines
For the first time, archaeologists have discovered wooden defenses surrounding an ancient Roman military base. The fence topped with sharpened…