musefully

about 1 hour ago

Fragility, Beauty, and Urgency Characterize Ocean Photographer of the Year 2025

“In the midst of a deepening climate and biodiversity crisis on our blue planet, ocean photography has never been more important," says the contest's director. Do stories and artists like this matter...

Artsy

about 1 hour ago

5 Art Scams Every Art Buyer Should Know—and How to Avoid Them

Whether we like to admit it or not, scams are present in...

ARTnews

about 2 hours ago

Ancient Roman Bathhouse Found in Italy May Have Once Belonged to Cicero

The Roman orator, statesman, and philosopher was known to have had a villa in the now-submerged ruins of Baiae in the Gulf of Naples.

ARTnews

about 2 hours ago

Walter Swennen, Poet-Turned-Painter Fascinated by Language, Dies at 79

The Belgian painter found late-career fame in New York, inspiring younger American artists.

ARTnews

about 2 hours ago

Sotheby’s to Sell Eddie Van Halen’s Guitar for $2 M.

Lackluster fine art auctions have forced auction houses to lean harder on luxury and pop culture categories.

Colossal

about 3 hours ago

An Area Known as ‘Falbreen’ on Mars Saw Some Bright Blue Skies—Kind Of

NASA's Perseverance Mars Rover used its Mastcam-Z camera to capture a 360-degree panorama of an area that looks, well, a little earthly. Do stories and artists like this matter to you? Become a...

New Yorker Daily Cartoon

about 3 hours ago

A drawing that riffs on the latest news and happenings.
Cartoon by Paul Noth

ARTnews

about 5 hours ago

Dealer Jeff Poe Opens Up, Collector Turns Down ‘Lost Masterpiece’ by Canadian Impressionist, and More: Morning Links for August 18, 2025

Here's what we're reading this morning.

ARTnews

about 8 hours ago

Greenpeace Unfurls Anish Kapoor’s Bloody ‘Butchered’ Work Across North Sea Gas Rig

Kapoor said the work is "a reference to the destruction – the bleeding – of our globe and state of being.”

Juxtapoz

about 9 hours ago

Sébastien Nôtre "Fugues" @ Moosey Norwich

Sébastien Nôtre is a French painter based in Milan who just opened the exhibition Fugues at Moosey Norwich. He started his artistic path in London, where he studied as a Fashion Designer at St....

NYT Art & Design

about 9 hours ago

The Analog Allure of Photographers’ Contact Sheets

A rare glimpse inside the archive of The New York Times showcases the decisions and hesitations that go into pressing the shutter.

Hyperallergic

about 22 hours ago

Agnès Varda’s Photographic Odes to Queer Paris

Varda spent much of her 20s photographing the queer community of Montparnasse, where she shared a life, home, and creative practice with sculptor Valentine Schlegel.

Hyperallergic

about 22 hours ago

Art and Resilience Aligned at This Year’s BlackStar Film Festival

The festival’s 92 films from around the globe showcased cinema as a tool for experimentation, liberation, and resistance.

Hyperallergic

about 22 hours ago

Silky Headphone Covers Give You Verm-ears

Produced by the Mauritshuis museum and Casetify, the $184 covers are inspired by “Girl With a Pearl Earring.”

NYT Art & Design

about 23 hours ago

An Arts District Helped Make Asheville a Destination. Its Recovery Is Slow Going.

Nearly a year after Hurricane Helene severely damaged the popular River Arts District, the rebuilding process continues in a gradual manner.

NYT Art & Design

1 day ago

What to See in N.Y.C. Galleries in August

This week in Newly Reviewed, Seph Rodney covers three group shows: on activism, another on mutations of many sorts, and a third grounded in cardboard.

Aesthetica

1 day ago

Evolving Technology

The 2025 edition of Scorpios' Encounters takes inspiration from humanity's enduring fascination with longevity and extending natural lifespans. The post Evolving Technology appeared first on...

NYT Art & Design

2 days ago

New Statue of Martin Luther King Jr. Draws Criticisms Over Its Proportions

A statue in Florida has prompted complaints about its shoes, arm and head but also a discussion about art and representations of historic figures.

NYT Art & Design

2 days ago

5 Things Jeffrey Gibson Wishes He’d Made

The interdisciplinary artist Jeffrey Gibson shares five things he wishes he’d made.

Aesthetica

2 days ago

Bonds of Sisterhood

Photographer Siri Kaur's latest project focuses on her sister, exploring family bonds, growing up, femininity and the rejection of shame as a woman. The post Bonds of Sisterhood appeared first on...

Artsy

3 days ago

Taylor Swift’s new album announcement teases “Ophelia” and other art historical references.

Taylor Swift appears to be mining art history for...

Hyperallergic

3 days ago

Hyperallergic Fall 2025 New York Art Guide

Your comprehensive guide to this season’s major exhibitions and art events around the city.

NYT Art & Design

3 days ago

In Lahaina, ‘Dignified’ Havens for Wildfire Survivors

With rebuilding after disasters stretching to years, factory-built houses aspire to faster delivery, longer life than trailers — and to “lift people’s spirits.”

Artforum

3 days ago

Developers Cover Rediscovered Wojnarowicz Mural with Drywall

A 1985 mural by David Wojnarowicz that had languished for decades behind a stud wall in a Louisville, Kentucky, building, was uncovered only to be hidden again by developers who leased the space out for use as a gym. Wojnarowicz painted the work, featuring eviscerated cow carcasses, a bright yellow skeleton, a flaming chair, and […]