Banksy surprised residents of Birmingham this week with the kind of Christmas card only he could send—a touching new piece of street art.
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Researchers are refuting a 2018 theory that one thing that gave Leonardo da Vinci an artistic advantage was exotropia, a rare condition that results in a slight misalignment of the eye.
This fall one of the world’s greatest cultural treasures has been under siege. Venice, often called the Floating City, has been submerged in nearly six feet of water.
The result of the 80 home searches was the arrest of 23 individuals and the seizure of around 10,000 precious cultural items.
Trina Robbins doesn’t want you to call her an icon or to refer to her simply as the first woman to draw Wonder Woman. To her, that’s another way of saying, “I have no idea what the hell she does.” Spoiler alert—Robbins does a lot.
Denmark and Iceland are rekindling a decades-old conflict over an invaluable collection of manuscripts.
Benjamin Creme is best known for his out-there New Age philosophies. The Scottish esotericist died in 2016, leaving behind extensive writings on spiritualism, the coming of the Messiah, UFOs, and crop circles. Though Creme was known around the world during his lifetime for these philosophies, he was also an accomplished artist.
Using a tree trunk strapped the roof of their car, a daring group of thieves made a dramatic entrance into a rural French cathedral Monday morning.
Peter McGough has a smartphone. That may not sound particularly newsworthy in 2019, but for an artist who famously eschewed modern conveniences like electricity, this is a surprising revelation.
A rare masterpiece from a 16th-century female artist is back on view after centuries of disrepair.
