Art

A rendering of the MoonArk

What's Inside this Artistic Capsule Headed to the Moon?

See how these artists captured a portrait of humanity in just six ounces

A Brandeis University researcher studied paintings by Edgar Degas and other bummed-out artists to see if grief affected their sale price.

Grief May Not Make Artists Better

New research shows that bummed-out artists aren't necessarily better ones

Glacier National Park is located in Montana and is part of the National Park Service, which celebrates its 100th anniversary this year.

Visit These Ten Sites Celebrating Major Anniversaries in 2016

From Winnie the Pooh's 90th birthday to the National Park Service's centennial, you won't want to miss out on these once-in-a-lifetime events

A selection of nominees for the 2014 Angouleme Grand Prix lifetime achievement award.

Prestigious Comics Festival Comes Under Fire For Excluding, Then Denying Existence of, Women Creators

The Angoulême International Comics Festival drops its shortlist for its top award after more than half its nominees withdrew their names in protest

Our Changing Seas III, 2014

Does This Sculpture Depict a Coral Reef Collapsing or Recovering?

Artist Courtney Mattison's spiral-shaped piece explores the uncertain future for coral reefs

A gold-painted statue of Chairman Mao has been erected in a remote part of central China.

Chinese Capitalists Built a Gigantic, Golden Statue of Chairman Mao

Like the Chairman's legacy, this 121-foot statue is hard to ignore

Dr. Maxime Aubert, archeologist and geochemist, uses his headlamp to examine the cave art at Leang Lompoa in Maros, Indonesia.

A Journey to the Oldest Cave Paintings in the World

The discovery in a remote part of Indonesia has scholars rethinking the origins of art—and of humanity

Andy Warhol's portraits of Queen Elizabeth on view at the National Portrait Gallery in London. Several works from this series are hung in British embassies in the United States.

You Can Only See a Fraction of These Publicly Owned British Artworks

Parliament official says thousands of government-owned artworks belong in a gallery

Femme au beret orange et au col de fourrure (Marie Thérèse), by Pablo Picasso, 1937

New Exhibition Featuring Picasso, O'Keeffe, Hopper and Many Others Brings Modernism Into Focus

The artistic risk and adventure of 20th-century modernism is explored at the Smithsonian American Art Museum

Gene Luen Yang becomes the first graphic novelist to be appointed as the national ambassador for young people's literature.

Meet the New National Ambassador for Young People's Literature

The Library of Congress' decision to appoint graphic novelist Gene Luen Yang to the post reflects a growing acceptance of comic books

Vermeer's "Little Street" painting compared to the buildings at the present-day address.

An Expert Has Figured Out the Real-Life Location of Vermeer’s “Little Street” Painting

The painter probably had a personal connection with the house that figures prominently in the painting.

Jeannette Garcia is pioneering recyclable plastics.

Eight Innovators to Watch in 2016

These thinkers are making fascinating developments in medicine, economics, art, music and more

Excerpt from the "Executive Coloring Book" by Brenda Jackson, Dennis Altman, Marcie Hans, Martin A. Cohen, and Ronald L. McDonald, published in 1961.

Adult Coloring Books Were Popular (and Subversive) in the 1960s

Coloring books made fun of corporate culture, conspiracy theorists and Communist fears

Indians with Umbrellas, 1971.

How Native American Artist Fritz Scholder Forever Changed the Art World

An exhibit in Denver looks at why we should all be grateful that Scholder broke his word

Ellsworth Kelly, "Red Yellow Blue V," 1968

Why Ellsworth Kelly Was a Giant in the World of American Art

The artist’s minimalism put the essence of his subjects above all

Abstract shapes of glowing-eyed cats would play and pose on top of five or six pedestals along the bridge.

A New San Francisco Overpass Could Be Bedecked With Demonic-Looking Cats

"Catbridge": Unnerving or adorable?

The collective called Pussy Riot

Montenegro Will Get a Women’s-Only Art Museum

The museum was proposed by feminist punk collective Pussy Riot

A Stormtrooper Mask

These Are the "Star Wars" Exhibitions You Are Looking For

Grab your light saber and celebrate the art of the movie series at museums around the world

Skaters Turned a 100-Year-Old Church Into a Mural-Covered Skatepark

Talk about holy rollers

Part of the Capitol Christmas Tree's splendor comes from marine debris collected along the Alaska coast.

The Capitol’s Christmas Tree Is (Partially) Made of Trash

Marine debris bedecks a 74-foot tree from Alaska

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