Artists
Utah's Spellbinding 'Spiral Jetty' Has Been Added to the National Register of Historic Places
Robert Smithson constructed the famous 1,500-foot-long land artwork on the shore of the Great Salt Lake in 1970
See the Groundbreaking Work of 20th-Century Printmakers Who Formed an Innovative Arts Society in Japan
The sosaku hanga movement, now explored in an exhibition at the National Museum of Asian Art, was a showcase for new techniques in creative prints
See These Ornately Decorated 18th-Century Clocks Before Time Runs Out
An exhibition in London is highlighting a collection of Baroque timepieces designed by the renowned Parisian craftsman André-Charles Boulle
An Artist Noticed a Leak in His Studio. The Repairs Revealed a Mysterious Ancient Engraving Hidden Inside the Walls
Jean Charles Blais had no idea that his studio in southern France was hiding a Roman funerary inscription dating to the first or second century C.E.
See Winston Churchill Through the Eyes of the Political Cartoonists He Inspired
A new exhibition at London’s Imperial War Museum brings together political cartoons from around the world that celebrate and satirize the wartime prime minister
Meet the Mysterious and Brooding Norwegian Painter Responsible for 'The Scream'
Born on this day in 1863, Edvard Munch lived a life marked by mental health struggles and sought to brush themes of anxiety and dread into his art
This Peculiar Painting From the Experimental Mannerist Movement Is Back on Display After a Stunning Ten-Year Restoration
Parmigianino painted St. Jerome asleep on the ground in his 16th-century altarpiece—a choice that's still puzzling experts five centuries later
A Rare Caravaggio Portrait Was Hidden Away for Years. Now, Visitors Can See It in Person for the First Time
The 17th-century painting, which may depict a young Pope Urban VIII, wasn't officially attributed to the renowned Baroque artist until the 1960s
You Can Actually Smell the Incense, Rainy Meadows and Musty Cloth in These Pre-Raphaelite Paintings
At an exhibition in England, curators have placed artworks alongside diffusers that dispense carefully crafted fragrances, which visitors can trigger by pushing a button
The Public Is Watching as Conservators Carefully Restore a Rembrandt Masterpiece to Its Former Glory
Experts are removing layers of old varnish from "The Night Watch," which have yellowed with time, as museumgoers look on through a glass barrier
Every Two Years, Staffers at the Met Get to See Their Own Art on the Prestigious Museum's Walls
The museum has been staging exhibitions featuring employee art since 1935. This year's show is only the second in history that's been open to the public
Keith Haring Created These Striking Subway Drawings While Waiting for Trains on His Way to Work
The artist used white chalk to draw on blank advertising panels inside subway stations. Now, 31 surviving examples of these works have sold at auction for more than $9 million
That Viral Banana Duct-Taped to a Wall? It Just Sold for $6.2 Million
Maurizio Cattelan’s perishable piece soared above the pre-auction estimate of $1.5 million and was the subject of an intense bidding battle at a Sotheby's auction on Wednesday
This Surrealist Masterpiece by René Magritte Sold for Over $120 Million
The artist's “L’empire des lumières” sold for a massive $121 million, and experts hope the large number could be a sign of renewal for a struggling art market
This Forgotten Sculpture Was Used as a Doorstop in a Scotland Shed. It Turned Out to Be a Masterpiece Worth Millions
The marble bust was made by the celebrated sculptor Edmé Bouchardon nearly 300 years ago. After a small town purchased it in the 1930s, it was lost for decades
Discover the Remarkable Paintings of Three Japanese Americans Whose Life Stories Are Told Through Their Work
A new exhibition spotlights a trio who pushed the boundaries of American art and illustrated the experiences of World War II incarceration
See How Modern Artists Obsessed With Death and Darkness Looked to Medieval Gothic Artworks for Inspiration
A new exhibition in Helsinki spotlights the Gothic themes and influences that connected works by renowned late 19th- and early 20th-century artists
A Rare 'Otherworldly' Sculpture by Surrealist Artist Leonora Carrington Is Going to Auction
The 1951 artwork, "La Grande Dame (The Cat Woman)," stands over six feet tall and features paintings of "hybrid creatures and lush dreamscapes"
The Surprising Artwork That Inspired Netflix's 'The Piano Lesson,' a New Movie Based on August Wilson's Award-Winning Play
A Romare Bearden print served as a starting point for the American playwright's 1987 drama, which follows a Black family's struggle to decide the fate of an ancestral heirloom
To See a Spellbinding Contemporary Art Exhibition, Head to the Ancient Egyptian Pyramids
The 4,500-year-old pyramids of Giza are the backdrop for "Forever Is Now," which features sculptures, installations and immersive artworks that explore the relationship between the past and present
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