‘The Pain Is Part of the Process’: Why Two Artists Are Pushing Body Modification to the Extreme
Many people aren’t sure what to make of Tiamat Legion Medusa, the self-described most body-modified transexual in the world, who has…
Budi Tek, One of the World’s Most Influential Patrons of Chinese Art, Has Died at 65
Budiardjo “Budi” Tek, the celebrated Indonesian-Chinese art collector who founded Shanghai’s Yuz Museum, has died from pancreatic cancer. He was 65,…
KAWS, Eddie Martinez, and Other Big Names Are Donating Art to Raise Money to Cure a Rare Childhood Disease
In November 2021, art dealer Bridget Finn’s world changed forever when her daughter Florence, who will turn two on July 11,…
Ancient Romans Used These Terracotta Vessels as Porta-Potties, Archaeologists Have Discovered
Archaeologists have often found ancient Roman earthenware containers on their digs, but never knew for sure what they were for.…
Here Is Your Go-To Guide to All the Art Fairs Taking Place in and Around Los Angeles During Frieze Week
Back in 2020, Frieze Los Angeles staged its sophomore edition under the shadow of a looming pandemic, the star-studded crowds…
Frida Kahlo’s Descendants Say a New Immersive Exhibition Dedicated to Her Work Is Nothing Short of ‘Revolutionary’
Frida Kahlo‘s great grandniece, who worked for a year to help produce “Immersive Frida Kahlo,” the digitally animated light show based…
In an Ambitious Initiative, Artists Around the World Will Create New Work Exploring Mental Health at Five Major Museums
As mental health becomes increasingly central to conversations about how to live a healthy life, four international museums are coming…
How Important are Phone Software Updates?
As annoying as software updates are on your phone, they are necessary to help protect you. With every update that…
FTC Recognizes Identity Theft Awareness Week
The Federal Trade Commission is commemorating Identity Theft Awareness Week with a series of free events focused on raising awareness…
What You Need to Know About Fake COVID-19 Testing Sites
The Omicron variant has led to a major resurgence of COVID-19 cases nationwide, and with more people rushing to get…
TEFAF, Which Has Repeatedly Been Battered by the Pandemic, Postpones Its 2022 Maastricht Edition
For the third straight year, the European Fine Art Fair in Maastricht (TEFAF) has been impacted by the coronavirus pandemic.…
‘It Was Quite a Hassle Getting Here’: Artist David Shrigley on Why He Trekked From the U.K. for His First-Ever Art Basel Miami Beach
Can you believe that British artist David Shrigley had never been to Miami Beach before? Still, he felt that after decades…
‘Van Gogh’s Life Was Made for a Novelist’: Author Martin Bailey on the Artist’s Mysterious Last Days—and How He Really Died
Many of us know the story about the end of Vincent Van Gogh’s life, and how a mysterious madness ultimately caused…
Editors’ Picks: 14 Events for Your Art Calendar This Week, From Licensing Lessons for Artists to the Return of Immersive Van Gogh
Each week, we search for the most exciting and thought-provoking shows, screenings, and events, both digitally and in-person, in the…
The Anonymous Was a Woman Grant Has Selected Its Largest-Ever Cohort of Female Artists Over 40—See Work by the Winners Here
The Anonymous Was a Woman awards are back and better than ever, thanks to new donations—made anonymously, naturally—that will expand the number…
What to Do If You’re a Victim of a Hospital Data Breach
A hospital in Worcester, Massachusetts, disclosed an email hack of its employee email system, which may have exposed the personal…
On the National Mall, The Largest Participatory Art Project in a Quarter Century Makes Tangible the Human Toll of COVID-19
Artist Suzanne Brennan Firstenberg has planted 695,000 white flags on the National Mall in Washington, D.C.—one for each person in the U.S. who…
‘We Wanted to Unmoor Her From the 1950s’: A Joan Mitchell Retrospective at SFMOMA Shows the Artist as You’ve Never Seen Her Before
For the first time in nearly 20 years, the late Abstract Expressionist painter Joan Mitchell is the subject of a major U.S.…