03/01/2019. The naked warrior grimaces as a graceful woman methodically slices off his head with a sword. It is a burst of violence painted in haunting tones by a Renaissance master worth an estimated $170 million -- or yet another fake distressing the art wo...

06/14/2019. Iconic 20th-century artist Frida Kahlo has one of the best-known faces on the planet, but the world at large has never heard the Mexican painter's voice -- until, possibly, now. Kahlo, who is instantly recognizable with her convention-defying unib...

07/24/2019. Sudanese protester Walid Abdelrahim was shot dead last month in Khartoum but for his mother he is still alive -- thanks to a colourful mural of his smiling face on a wall of their home. "The painting keeps him alive," said Maiyssa Omar, her voice ...

07/21/2019. When we think of famous artists, a lot of men’s names come to mind such as Leonardo da Vinci and Salvador Dali. However, there were a number of very talented female oil painters who deserve praise and attention. You might even know their masterp...

07/26/2019. The Warehouse has opened a new exhibition, Carve, Cast, and Coil: International Sculpture from the Permanent Collection, which is on view through Aug. 30. Featuring works by 20 artists...

07/25/2019. One of America’s most powerful and under-recognized artists, Dr. Charles Smith expresses profound narratives about American and African-American history and culture through his sculptural figures. The largest museum exhibition to present his wor...

07/23/2019. The United States has the biggest percentage of art collectors in the world, with National Pu...

07/28/2019. A leading pioneer of the Pop Art movement, Roy Lichtenstein’s innovative use of the brushstroke, reducing the form of the painted stroke to its simplest expression, led to a new visual language which he elaborated to reach new heights in the 198...

07/27/2019. Good news for all those missing the Neue Pinakothek: from July 25, the most important works of the nineteenth century are on display in the Alte Pinakothek. Titled “From Goya to Manet. The N...

07/31/2019. Portugal has seized a trove of contemporary artwork, including paintings by Joan Miro and Piet Mondrian, from its debt-riddled owner, the government said on Tuesday. "There has been a court ruling to this effect," a spokeswoman for the Culture Mi...

08/01/2019. While connoisseurs for decades have recognized the importance of antique tribal rugs woven in the Caucasus Mountains, these carpets are increasingly being added to private collections as the art world in general has come to appreciate their unique po...

09/29/2019. Times Square Arts, the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts (VMFA) and Sean Kelly, New York unveiled artist Kehinde Wiley’s first monumental public sculpture Rumors of War in Times Square, New York on the Broadway Plaza between 46th and 47th Streets. ...

10/30/2019. Donald Moffett first gained renown as an artist in the 1980s, when he was responding to a crisis that was frustrating researchers, polarizing lawmakers and threatening lives around the world. More than three decades later, he is still doing exactly t...

11/08/2019. We’ll be lucky this art season if we get another exhibition as tautly beautiful as “Agnes Denes: Absolutes and Intermediates” at the Shed. And we’ll be right to ponder why this artist, who was born in Budapest 88 years ago and has...

11/10/2019. The Eiffel Tower or the Great Mosque of Mecca; the new iPhone or the latest Harry Potter book; Di Fara Pizza or that bakery that made Cronuts happen a few years back. For some experiences you just have to wait — and the exhibitions of Yayoi Kusa...