Art
John Lennon's 'Psychedelic Eye' Swimming Pool Mosaic Goes to Auction
The famous musician commissioned the trippy mural for his home in Kenwood at the height of Beatlemania
Why Restoring a Banksy Mural in Venice Is So Controversial
Critics argue that the street artist may have intended for the work to deteriorate over time
This Forgotten Masterpiece Was Hanging Above an Elderly French Woman's Hot Plate. Now, It's Heading to the Louvre
The French government gave the museum 30 months to raise the funds to purchase the Cimabue painting
Why Is Medieval Art So Weird?
Titled "Weird Medieval Guys," a new book examines illustrations of armless frogs, human-sized snails and more
How Cabinets of Curiosities Laid the Foundation for Modern Museums
An exhibition at LACMA examines the legacy of Dutch colonization through a fictive 17th-century collector's room of wonders
See What Your Brain Does When You Look at Art
A new device translates museum-goers' brainwaves into a simplified real-time visualization
'Femme à la Montre' Becomes Second Most Expensive Picasso Ever Sold
The 1932 painting of the artist's mistress, Marie-Thérèse Walter, fetched $139 at auction
Researchers Have Finally Identified the Mystery Man on a Led Zeppelin Album Cover
Once thought to be a painting, the image of the "stick man" was hiding in a Victorian photo album in England
Four Men Charged With 2019 Theft of $6 Million Gold Toilet
Titled "America," the infamous 18-karat loo was created by Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan
Climate Activists Hammer at Glass Protecting Velázquez's 'Rokeby Venus'
Organized by Just Stop Oil, the incident was just the latest of many protests targeting famous artworks
David Hockney Show Opens in London—and Features a New Portrait of Harry Styles
"David Hockney: Drawing from Life" returns to the National Portrait Gallery after the pandemic shut it down three years ago
Hidden Demon Revealed in the Shadows of a Joshua Reynolds Painting
Conservators have restored the malignant spirit, which generated controversy among 18th-century audiences
See Hundreds of Photographs From Elton John and David Furnish's Private Collection
Never-before-seen images of celebrities, performers and important moments in history are going on display in London
Artists Can Use This Tool to Protect Their Work From A.I. Scraping
Nightshade subtly alters the pixels of an image to mislead A.I. image generators, ultimately damaging the models
Did Michelangelo Sketch These Drawings in a Secret Room Below a Florence Chapel?
For the first time, visitors will get to see the intricate sketches that some scholars attribute to the artist
You Could Own Rare Artworks Celebrating Canine Companions
An upcoming "Dog Sale" at Bonhams Scotland features 250 paintings, sculptures and more
After Getting Stuck in a Sculpture at the National Gallery of Art, This Barred Owl Is Now Flying Free
The bird spent some time recuperating at two rehabilitation facilities and is now back in the wild
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art Acquires More Than 100 Works by Artists With Disabilities
The purchase is one of the largest acquisitions of its kind by any museum in the United States
Mysterious Stone in 15th-Century Painting Could Be a Prehistoric Tool
Jean Fouquet's "Melun Diptych" is likely the earliest artistic representation of an Acheulean hand ax
Foundry Workers Melt Down Charlottesville's Divisive Robert E. Lee Statue
Eventually, an artist will be chosen to transform the bronze bars into a public art installation
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