Latest Art News

The main building of Museum Indonesia in Taman Mini Indonesia Indah, East Jakarta. License.
The Netherlands Hands Back a 38-Carat Diamond to Indonesia
The Netherlands will return 20 objects taken from Indonesia during the…
Medusa Second Century relief sculpture
Medusa's Many Faces: The Mythical Figure in Art History
Medusa, like many other classic Greek myths, has become a cultural icon. She…
Hans Holbein the Younger, The Ambassadors, 1533. National Gallery of Art, London.
10 Terrifying Artworks from Art History
With Halloween just around the corner, many are eager to experience the…
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Interviews & Essays

Photo of the empty frame where The Storm on the Sea of Galilee was once displayed at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum. March 2018. Wikimedia Commons. Photo by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. r
All the Art Mysteries and Heists You Need to Know
The art world has its share of mysteries. From the impressive scale of…
An Eastern Illinois University student’s charcoal figure drawing of Sarah Housh during a life-drawing session. (Photo by Sarah Housh/Artwork by an Eastern Illinois University student)
What It’s Really Like To Be A Nude Figure Model
Arnold Böcklin, Self-Portrait with Death Playing the Fiddle, 1872. Oil on canvas. Nationalgalerie der Staatlichen Museen zu Berlin.
Death Symbolism & Personification Traced Through Art History
Prints by Andy Warhol in an exhibition in Krakow. License.
$6.7 Million in Fake Andy Warhol Art Gestures to Wider Fraud
a sheet of yellow fabric with rows and rows of smiley faces
The Smiley Face's History: Exploring a Joyful Symbol
Bayeux Tapestry, Scene 06, c. 1066-1083. License.
Nine Centuries Later, the Bayeux Tapestry Recrosses the Channel
Yayoi Kusama's Yellow Pumpkin on the Japanese island of Naoshima. Image by jezhowell.photo via Flickr
9 Famous Artworks that Celebrate the Fall Season
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Art Galleries & Museums

The New York Historical, 2019. Source.
Two Institutions Show What Democracy Looks Like on Gallery Walls
Two major additions to American culture opened their doors within days of each…
Willem de Kooning, Bill-Lee's Delight, 1946. Oil on paper mounted on composition board, Private collection. © 2026 The Willem de Kooning Foundation / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York.
A Look at de Kooning’s Breakthrough Art at Princeton
Museo Casa Kahlo, Casa Roja, 2026.
An Intimate Look into Frida Kahlo’s Life at Museo Casa Kahlo
Alkazar’s Dream, a digital installation at the Alkazar movie theater in Istanbul.
Nature’s Intelligence: Refik Anadol Redefines the Canvas
Miró and the United States Installation
An Invitation into Joan Miró’s Imagination
Celia Paul Two Trees After the Storm , 2025 Oil on canvas 72 x 60 inches (182.9 x 152.4 cm) © Celia Paul Courtesy the artist, Gladstone and Victoria Miro
Celia Paul’s Paintings Speak to Loss, Solitude, and Identity
The Neue Galerie, New York City. Source.
The Met Merges with Neue Galerie
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George Petrides, The Refuge, installation photo
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Press Releases

Isamu Noguchi working on a paper template for an Akari design, 1952. The Noguchi Museum Archives, 03603.
The Noguchi Museum Celebrates Isamu Noguchi's Akari Light Sculptures
On view from November 4, 2026 through September 5, 2027, The Noguchi Museum…
Earl Biss, Apsáalooke (Crow), 1947 – 1998, A Ride in the Sweet Grass, oil on canvas, 50 1/8 x 80 1/8 in. (127.3 x 203.5 cm.), frame: 57 1/8 x 87 1/8 x 1 1/4 in. (145.1 x 221.3 x 3.2 cm.) Estimate: 30,000-60,000
Live in November: Santa Fe Art Auction’s Signature Sale
Santa Fe Art Auction’s Signature Annual Live Sale will be held this year on…
Mickalene Thomas (American, b. 1971), Isn’t She Lovely, Tracey Norman , 2022. Rhinestones, acrylic and oil paint on canvas mounted on wood panel, 72 x 96 in. The Newark Museum of Art, Purchase 2022 Collections Exchange Fund, Mr. and Mrs. William V. Griffin Fund, and Helen McMahon Brady Cutting Fund, 2022.6. © 2026 Mickalene Thomas / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
"American Stories" Brings Masterworks of American Art to the Bruce
In conjunction with the nation’s 250th anniversary, the Bruce Museum presents…
Lovers, 1993, 34 x 48 in., oil on canvas. Courtesy of The Edward E. Boccia Artist Estate and the Philip Slein Gallery, St. Louis.
Philip Slein Gallery Presents An American Modernist
Philip Slein Gallery presents Edward E. Boccia: An American Modernist, on view…
Melinda Matyas, Before the Dough rises, oil on canvas, 47 x 63 in
"Passing Moments" and Figurative Paintings at Studio Shop Gallery
Studio Shop Gallery presents Passing Moments, a two-person exhibition…
Hudson River Looking Toward the Catskills, 1847, Asher Brown Durand, oil on canvas, Fenimore Art Museum, Cooperstown, New York, Gift of Stephen C. Clark. N0391.1955. Photograph by Richard Walker.
Masterworks Reimagined at Fenimore Art Museum
Fenimore Art Museum is proud to announce the opening of its new American…
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Art Events

Earl Biss, Apsáalooke (Crow), 1947 – 1998, A Ride in the Sweet Grass, oil on canvas, 50 1/8 x 80 1/8 in. (127.3 x 203.5 cm.), frame: 57 1/8 x 87 1/8 x 1 1/4 in. (145.1 x 221.3 x 3.2 cm.) Estimate: 30,000-60,000
The Signature Sale
Santa Fe Art Auction
Nov 6, 2026 - Nov 7, 2026
Melinda Matyas, Before the Dough rises, oil on canvas, 47 x 63 in
Passing Moments
Studio Shop Gallery
Oct 16, 2026 - Nov 14, 2026
Tracy King, Monsoon, 56H x 62W, Acrylic, Pastel and Charcoal.
Profiles of Contemporary Art
ViVO Contemporary
Sep 16, 2026 - Nov 16, 2026
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