‘No One Should Have the Power to Kill Us All’: Artist Pedro Reyes Is Mounting a Global Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament
Visiting Frieze New York can feel like an escape from the dark realities of life in 2022—but artist Pedro Reyes…
The Recession We Need To Have
Are we entering a new age where serious downturns caused by genuine economic hardships can be avoided with piles of…
The Rise and Fall of Netflix
» PODCAST | https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6jKUaNXSnuW52CxexLcOJg Netflix has been the king of streaming for a decade, but recently the competition has caught…
Here’s Your Go-To Guide to All the Art Fairs Taking Place During Frieze New York 2022
Yes, we just did an art fair week in New York—the inaugural “New York Art Week,” no less. But for…
Giant Pits Revealed Underneath Stonehenge Show That the Site Was a Special Hunting Ground for Mesolithic People
Long before ancient Britons erected the mysterious monoliths of Stonehenge on Salisbury Plain, the region was a hunting hot spot…
What are NFT Scams?
Non-fungible tokens – known as NFTs – are distinctive digital assets representing objects like art, music, videos, and games that…
Don’t Miss These 7 Show-Stopping Works at TEFAF New York, From an Eight-Figure Marc Chagall to a Lusty Anh Duong Painting
The oysters came out in full force to mark the opening of TEFAF New York, the fair’s fifth event in…
Israeli Bombings Are an ‘Existential Threat’ to an Ancient Archaeological Site on the Gaza Strip, Forensic Architecture Finds in a New Investigation
Israeli bombings threaten to destroy an ancient Palestinian archaeological site in the Gaza strip, according to a new report by Forensic…
To Honor Queen Elizabeth’s Platinum Jubilee, Sotheby’s Will Sell British Art and Show Historic Portraits in a Month-Long Program in London
Sotheby’s London is gearing up to mark Queen Elizabeth II’s platinum jubilee this June, honoring her 70 years on the…
A Rare $10 Gold Coin Designed by Augustus Saint-Gaudens at Teddy Roosevelt’s Insistence Fetches $1.1 Million at Auction
A rare $10 gold coin designed by sculptor Augustus Saint-Gaudens in 1907 was auctioned off for $1.14 million at Stack’s…
Finland Seized $46 Million Worth of Art, Including a Titian and a Picasso, Enforcing E.U. Sanctions Against Russia
Finnish customs officials have impounded artworks valued by insurance at over €42 million ($46 million), preventing them from returning to…
Ai-Da, the Robot Artist Powered by AI, Will Make Its Way to Venice for a Show During the Biennale
When the stars of the contemporary art world descend on Venice later this month for the hotly anticipated Venice Biennale,…
Artist Michelle Stuart on Why Her Decades-Long Interventions Into the Earth Are More Relevant Than Ever
If you enter Michelle Stuart’s current New York solo show, “The Imprints of Time, 1969–2021,” expecting to see Land Art,…
The Rather Pathetic Economy of Russia
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How Jo Nivison Hopper, Long Known as Wife and Model of Edward Hopper, Is Being Rediscovered as an Artistic Force in Her Own Right
You may have heard that Josephine “Jo” Nivison Hopper, wife of famed U.S. painter Edward Hopper, was a painter in…
Archaeologists Now Believe That 8,000-Year-Old Human Skeletons From Portugal Are the World’s Oldest Mummies
New research suggests that a set of 8,000-year-old human skeletons buried in Portugal’s Sado Valley could be the world’s oldest known…
How to Spot Student Loan Scams
As Americans have been struggling through the COVID-19 pandemic, one effort to help is student loan forbearance. As you might…
In Pictures: The Estate of J.R.R. Tolkein Publishes Rarely Seen Drawings From ‘The Lord of the Rings’ and Other Books
The estate of renown author J.R.R. Tolkien has released a new website featuring artworks, some previously unseen, by the author of The Hobbit and…