WORLD ART
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Archaeologists Have Uncovered a New Royal Tomb in Luxor, Egypt
A previously undiscovered ancient royal tomb has been uncovered by a joint Egyptian-British team excavating in Luxor , Egypt, officials...
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Artists File Class Action Lawsuit Against AI Image Generator Giants
Artists have filed a class action lawsuit targeted at Stability AI , Midjourney, and DeviantArt , who have released artificial intelligence...
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Boston’s MLK and Coretta Scott King Monument, Explained: Why Hank Willis Thomas’s Sculpture Has Proven So Polarizing
Artist Hank Willis Thomas unveiled his long-awaited Boston monument to the married civil rights leaders Martin Luther King, Jr. and Coretta...
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20 Essential Artworks to Visit at the Met, Hiding in Plain Sight
The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s collection of over 1.5 million objects requires days, if not weeks, to take in. But let’s be honest: most...
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Blind Spot: Sophie Calle at the Art Institute of Chicago
What separates those who are sighted from those who cannot see? The Art Institute of Chicago’s recent reconsideration of two of Sophie Calle ’s...
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Who Was Judith Leyster, and Why Was She So Important?
For more than a century, the Judith Leyster painting now at the Louvre was thought to be by Frans Hals. The misattribution wasn’t completely...
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Institution-Building in the Global South: Ibrahim Mahama of Ghana’s Savannah Centre for Contemporary Art
For the annual Art in America Guide , published in print in January, the editors spoke to five directors of notable museums and...
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Hank Willis Thomas Joins Pace Gallery as Monument to MLK and Coretta Scott King Is Unveiled in Boston
Having just unveiled a new monument in Boston devoted to Martin Luther King, Jr. and Coretta Scott King, artist Hank Willis Thomas has joined...
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NFL Chooses Chicana and Indigenous Artist Lucinda Hinojos to Create Artworks and Ticket Design for 2023 Super Bowl
Ahead of Super Bowl LVII next month, the NFL has chosen Arizona-based artist Lucinda Hinojos to create key art tied to the upcoming sporting...
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2,000-Year-Old Sarcophagus with Human Remains Uncovered in Istanbul
A Roman era sarcophagus was discovered during the demolition and excavation of an Istanbul apartment complex in the city’s Büyükçekmece...