April 2020 Art News

Copies of the Roman poet Ovid's 'Metamorphoses' take up a lot of shelf space in Mary Beard's study, she looks at Titian's reinvention of the tales.
While art sales have been taking place online for years, for auction houses, closing in-person sales and viewings is still a leap into the unknown. Sotheby’s London tested the waters this week with their Contemporary Curated auction, and hopefully, the success of their sale is an indication of a still vital market.
Join VernissageTV as they explore Noah Purifoy’s Outdoor Desert Museum of Assemblage Sculpture.
These incredible images, representing the best in photojournalism from around the world, are stunning for their technical and artistic skill, as well as the stories they tell.
The year 2020 was shaping up to be a watershed moment in the career of New Jersey-born Brooklyn-based quilt artist Bisa Butler.
Watch how two architects use 3D printing to build new coral reefs and address California’s housing crisis.
In the wake of our global pandemic crisis, Etsy has exploded with coronavirus-related goods: there are nearly 25,000 items under the tag “social distancing.” Whether your needs are more practical or fashionable, Etsy probably has what you’re looking for.

This video attempts to answer an age old question: Does art have to be beautiful? See how Pablo Picasso's The Old Guitarist helps answer that question.

Forget the "idle" pyramids of Egypt and the "useless" temples of Greece, the aqueducts of ancient Rome are the "most marvelous structures in the whole world." So claimed Roman writers in the 1st century AD.
One of the most popular museums in the US, the J. Paul Getty Museum averages almost 2 million visitors a year.
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