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.…
Editors’ Picks: 11 Events for Your Art Calendar This Week, From Andy Warhol’s ‘Chelsea Girls’ to Kesh’s Verdant Videos in Times Square
Each week, we search for the most exciting and thought-provoking shows, screenings, and events, both digitally and in-person in the…
Editors’ Picks: 13 Events for Your Art Calendar This Week, From Paola Pivi’s Immersive Denim Tunnel to a Fountain Sculpture at Rock Center
Each week, we search for the most exciting and thought-provoking shows, screenings, and events, both digitally and in-person in the…
From a Maserati Joyride to a Crashing Scooter, Tourists Have Been Wreaking Havoc on Rome’s Iconic Spanish Steps
One of Rome’s most beloved landmarks, the Spanish Steps, has had a rough couple of weeks. Last month, a 37-year-old…
Editors’ Picks: 11 Events for Your Art Calendar This Week, From Pride Parties at the Brooklyn Museum to Kimono Fashion at the Met
Each week, we search for the most exciting and thought-provoking shows, screenings, and events, both digitally and in-person in the…
What I Buy and Why: Miami Collector Ellie Hayworth on Supporting Small Galleries and Fairs, and the ‘Gut-Punch’ Joy of Discovering New Artists
When art consultant Ellie Hayworth went to ride out lockdown with her parents in Miami in March 2020, she had…
De Wain Valentine, the Light and Space Artist Who Transformed Industrial Plastics Into Sleek, Large-Scale Sculptures, Has Died at 86
California Light and Space artist De Wain Valentine, known for his pioneering use of industrial plastics and resins in fine…
An Exhibition in Atlanta Pays Tribute to the Late Artist Nellie Mae Rowe, a Self-Taught Visionary Whose Imagination ‘Exploded Onto Paper’
By the end of her life, the self-taught artist Nellie Mae Rowe (1900–1982) had been widely recognized for her unique artistic…
How a New Class of Investors Driven by Nostalgia—and Flush With Cash—Shot the Video Game Market Into High Orbit
Since last July, the record for the world’s most expensive video game has been broken six times, skyrocketing from $114,000 for…
7 Unbelievable and Contentious Takeaways From a New Documentary About ‘Salvator Mundi,’ the $450 Million ‘Lost Leonardo’
On March 5, 2014—less than a week after its founding—Artnet News published a short item based on a New York…
‘The Work Is So Icelandic’: The Artist Known as Shoplifter on Building a Museum of Fantastical Hair in Reykjavik
The artist Shoplifter, known for her work with colorful synthetic hair, is about to make a big mark on her native…
Leaner, cost-effective, practical: how the 2032 Brisbane Games could save the Olympics
Though the official vote won’t happen until next month, Brisbane has already unofficially been awarded the hosting of the 2032…
The Smithsonian Will Stage a Blowout Show With Objects From Across Its Museums—and 5 New Artworks—to Celebrate Its 175th Birthday
To mark its 175th anniversary, the Smithsonian Institution is staging a massive celebration in the form of a sprawling exhibition featuring…
sony evolves sustainable packaging from bamboo, sugarcane + recycled paper
sony reveals a sustainable and eco-friendly packaging material made from bamboo, sugar cane fiber, and post-consumer recycled paper. cases, outer…
In the Kitchen: Artist Jean Shin Shares the Korean Dumpling Recipe That Embodies the Same No-Waste Philosophy as Her Art
While many of us continue to work from home, we’re checking in with artists about the creativity they’ve been cooking…
17 Marvelous Highlights From the 2021 Venice Architecture Biennale, Where Hope and Optimism Abound
After a year’s delay, the 17th Venice Biennale of Architecture opened last week with a sprawling series of exhibits, including…
danik uderbekov builds his own armchair with local recyclable materials
kazakhstan designer danik uderbekov introduces ‘uderbekov chair’ created from local recyclable materials and produced with zero CO2 emissions. the design…
Maldives: Fighting back the tides of trash | DW Documentary
Thilafushi, an island of floating rubbish island in the Maldives, grows by a square meter a day. But diving instructor…