Opinion: This Art Is Bananas
A banana taped to a wall was sold for $120,000 as a piece of art. NPR's Scott Simon wonders how it makes people think about the passage of time.
Art & Design
Sock It To Me: In Praise Of An Evergreen Holiday Gift
It's the Christmas gift for when you can't think of what else to give — socks! And they're having their fashion-world moment, says Steven Frumkin, a dean at the Fashion Institute of Technology.
'Walking Wall' Enters Kansas City Art Museum As Permanent Addition
In Kansas City, Mo., a stone wall has been "walking" into the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art. A British sculptor started it in a nearby lot. Now, it will enter the museum as a permanent addition.
All For One And One For Four: Turner Prize Finalists Decide To Split Honor
The award is typically given to just one visual artist born or based in the U.K. But this year, its four politically committed finalists asked to make a "collective statement" — and got their wish.
500 Years After Leonardo Da Vinci's Death, France Celebrates His Life And Work
A new exhibition at the Louvre includes Leonardo's sketches, drawings and 11 paintings. "You can really get into his brain and try to see how he thought," says biographer Serge Bramly.
'My Iran' — A Show Of Photography And Video By 6 Women — Contrasts Memory And Reality
Photographs and video created by six Iranian women are now on view at the Smithsonian's Arthur M. Sackler Gallery in Washington, D.C.
Iraqi American Artist Hayv Kahraman Is 'Building An Army Of Fierce Women'
Repeating female images, geometric 3D wood cutouts and acts of violence: They're the semi-autobiographical signatures of a refugee, a survivor of war and domestic violence, and a busy artist.
Baltimore Museum Of Art Will Only Buy Works By Women Next Year
A 2019 study of major U.S. art museums found that 87% of artists in their collections are men. The Baltimore museum's chief curator calls the initiative "re-correcting the canon."
The Death And Life Of Iran's Lake Urmia
The massive lake has dried out because of water mismanagement. Photographer Maximilian Mann traveled to northwest Iran to document the disappearing body of water and the people who depend on it.
'Like Getting My Father Back': WWII POW's Art Returned To His Family
Howard Weistling dreamed of becoming a great comic strip artist, but he felt compelled to enlist in the Army Air Corps during WWII. He eventually created a comic while a prisoner of war in Germany.