Fine Art

The Blue Boy (ca. 1770) by Thomas Gainsborough (1727–1788). Post-conservation photo.

2 portraits of young men face off — and show a story about race in the history of art

3:31pm October 28, 2021

by Susan Stamberg

Thomas Gainsborough's 18th century painting Blue Boy inspired 21st century painter Kehinde Wiley, and they're being shown across from each other at the Huntington Art Museum near Los Angeles.

Vienna museums post 'adult' art on OnlyFans to avoid censorship

6:42am October 22, 2021

When Austrian art museums found that social media companies were banning images of artwork featuring nudes, they partnered up with OnlyFans, an app known mostly for its association with sex workers.

Banksy's "Love is in the Bin" (2018) is installed at Sotheby's on September 03, 2021 in London, England.

A half-shredded Banksy piece is auctioned for $25.4 million, a record for the artist

5:06pm October 14, 2021

by Sharon Pruitt-Young

"Love is in the Bin" made history when it was created during a 2018 auction. The crowd back then was shocked when a shredder activated as soon as the sale was complete, partly shredding the piece.

In this Friday, Oct. 1, 2021 file photo, visitors take photos of the 3D re-production of Michelangelo's David at the Italy's pavilion at the Dubai Expo 2020 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. One of the most talked about attractions at the world's fair under

Art or censorship? Expo shows just top of famed David statue

4:12am October 13, 2021

by The Associated Press

When visitors make their way to Italy's pavilion at Dubai Expo 2020, most will only see the head of Michelangelo's famous statue

Hayao Miyazaki, Academy Museum of Motion Pictures.

Arts

You can now enter Hayao Miyazaki's enchanting animated world at the Academy Museum

11:06am October 10, 2021

by Mandalit del Barco

For the first time outside of his home country, the Japanese filmmaker's work is being featured in a major retrospective at the brand-new Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles.

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Big Annie Makin' a Quilt for Baby Roy,1983. (Cloth painting, 42 x 37 ½ in.)

Arts

Buttons, beads and bravado: Celebrating the simple joy in Aminah Robinson's art

5:40pm October 01, 2021

by Susan Stamberg

The first retrospective to display Robinson's work after her 2015 death, Raggin' On at the Columbus Museum of Art celebrates the grandeur of simple objects and everyday tasks.

Jens Haaning's artwork "Take the Money and Run" is seen in the Kunsten Musem of Modern Art. The empty canvas was meant to hold thousands of dollars in cash — but the artist chose to hang on to the money.

For $84,000, An Artist Painted Two Blank Canvasses Titled 'Take The Money And Run'

6:18pm September 29, 2021

by Bill Chappell

"The work is that I have taken their money," artist Jens Haaning said of his new piece. The commissioning museum in Denmark isn't satisfied with his explanation but is displaying the work nonetheless.

Hobby Lobby bought the Gilgamesh Dream Tablet for $1.67 million in 2014. Now it's being returned to Iraq.

An Ancient Tablet, Stolen Then Acquired By Hobby Lobby, Will Be Returned To Iraq

7:38pm September 21, 2021

by James Doubek

Known as the Gilgamesh Dream Tablet, it was looted from Iraq and made its way through several hands before Hobby Lobby purchased it for the Museum of the Bible in 2014.

Banksy's "Love is in the Bin" is installed at Sotheby's on September 03, 2021 in London, England.

Arts

A Banksy Piece Was Shredded At Auction In 2018. Now, It May Sell For Millions More

6:19pm September 07, 2021

by Sharon Pruitt-Young

After selling for $1.4 million three years ago, the half-destroyed piece is going back up for sale with big expectations.

Henry Ossawa Tanner, The Thankful Poor, 1894, oil on canvas, Art Bridges

Arts

X-Rays And Infrared Reveal The Story Of The 1st Internationally Known Black Painter

11:44am September 07, 2021

by Susan Stamberg

Born in Pittsburgh in 1859, Henry Ossawa Tanner moved to Paris, where he found "nobody knows or cares what was the complexion of my forebears." Recent conservation work explores his artistic process.