Frida Kahlo Celebrated With An Attempt At A World Record
Museum-goers attempted to set the record for most people dressed up as Frida Kahlo at the Dallas Museum of Art Thursday night.
Fine Art
'They Love Freedom': Ai Weiwei On His Lego Portraits Of Fellow Activists
The Chinese artist created Trace while under house arrest, and he wasn't allowed to travel to their San Francisco debut. Now, he has his passport back, and was finally able to see it on display.
With Chemistry And Care, Conservators Keep Masterpieces Looking Their Best
Armed with cotton swabs, strong solvents and a lot of training, conservators are entrusted with restoring priceless works of art. At the National Gallery of Art we learn that varnish is enemy No. 1.
Home Is Where The Art Is: The Unlikely Story Of Folk Artist Maud Lewis
Lewis sold paintings to passing tourists for $2. Now, they go for as much as $20,000 and her entire house is on view in a museum. Maudie tells the true story of the untrained artist from Nova Scotia.
Art Collector Sells A Lichtenstein For $165 Million To Fund Criminal Justice Reform
Agnes Gund sold Roy Lichtenstein's Masterpiece for an eye-popping sum to support the new Art For Justice Fund. The group will fight against mass incarceration and support released prisoners.
Meet Frédéric Bazille, The Impressionist Painter Who Could Have Been
Bazille was part of a circle of artists eager to make a mark on the 1860s art scene. He helped lay the groundwork for the impressionist movement, but died in battle before it was fully formed.
For A Few Hours, A Sculpted Dog Was Urinating On The 'Fearless Girl'
The statue of a defiant girl has confronted Wall Street's Charging Bull for months, much to the chagrin of the bull's sculptor. Briefly Monday, another sculptor made clear which side he's on.
Hot Tip On Old Heist Could Be Worth $10 Million, Gardner Museum Says
It's been 27 years since thieves made off with more than a dozen works of art from Boston's Gardner Museum. But the museum's trustees hold out hope — and have doubled the bounty on the masterpieces.
Jean-Michel Basquiat Painting Sells For Record $110.5 Million
The late artist Jean-Michel Basquiat broke a few records at Sotheby's Thursday night when one of his works sold for $110.5 million dollars to a Japanese entrepreneur and art collector.
At $110.5 Million, Basquiat Painting Becomes Priciest Work Ever Sold By A U.S. Artist
With the sale Thursday night in New York City, the late Jean-Michel Basquiat's 1982 untitled painting is also said to be the sixth-most expensive work sold in world history.