Pop Culture

From Vampire Weekend to ‘Emily In Paris:’ The 14 Best Art–Pop Culture Crossovers of 2024

2024 was the year of Moo Deng and Hawk Tuah, but also of a lot of great crossovers between the fine art world and the broader culture.

by Annie Armstrong

Art History

What Is the Greatest Michelangelo? The 10 Most Iconic Works by the Renaissance Titan, Ranked

Our critic Margaret Carrigan goes through the 10 most famous works by Michelangelo. Which are the greatest? And which is the best?

by Margaret Carrigan

Art & Exhibitions

A Look at 5 Key Renaissance Masterpieces on View at Buckingham Palace

Here are five Renaissance masterpieces among the 160 drawings on display now at Buckingham Palace, celebrating the art of draughtsmanship.

by Verity Babbs

Art & Exhibitions

The Worst Art of 2024: 9 Standouts We Wish We Hadn’t Seen

by Ben Davis & Naomi Rea & Jo Lawson-Tancred & Eileen Kinsella & Annie Armstrong & Katya Kazakina & Andrew Russeth & Adam Schrader & Sarah Cascone

Art World

5 Emerging Performance Art Stars to Know in 2025

by Sofia Hallström

Opinion

11 Words That Make Sense of the Year in Art

by Ben Davis

Art History

Have Yourself a Roman Christmas! Here’s How Ancient Holiday Customs Live on Today

by Verity Babbs

Art World

Art & Exhibitions

The Dazzling Gold of an Ancient Balkan Empire Shines in a New Getty Exhibition

by Richard Whiddington

Art History

How Mucha Transformed Actor Sarah Bernhardt Into an Art Nouveau Star

by Tim Brinkhof

Archaeology & History

Space Junk or Treasure? Researchers Call for Preservation of Relics in Orbit

by Richard Whiddington

People

Wayne McGregor on Pushing Boundaries in Dance, Sci-Fi Ballet, and the Future of Arts Education

by Emily Steer

Market

Market

The Art Market Is Ripe for Change. Here’s Where the State of Play Is Shifting

by Margaret Carrigan

Market

What You Need to Know About Photomontagist and Painter Njideka Akunyili Crosby

by Verity Babbs

The Appraisal

6 Artists Whose Markets We Appraised in 2024

by Eileen Kinsella

Auctions

These Are the 10 Most Expensive Artworks Sold at Auction in November 2024

by Eileen Kinsella

Podcast

The Art Angle

Re-Air: Lucy Lippard On a Life In and Out of Art

by Sonia Manalili & Ben Davis

Art Market Minute

Listen: Art Market Outlook for 2025

by Sonia Manalili & Margaret Carrigan

The Art Angle

The Roundup: 2024—The Year in Art

by Sonia Manalili & Kate Brown & Ben Davis

Art Market Minute

Listen: Sotheby's Makes Big Staff Cuts

by Sonia Manalili & Margaret Carrigan

Latest Articles
Art & Exhibitions

The Dazzling Gold of an Ancient Balkan Empire Shines in a New Getty Exhibition

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Market

The Art Market Is Ripe for Change. Here’s Where the State of Play Is Shifting

by Margaret Carrigan

Market

What You Need to Know About Photomontagist and Painter Njideka Akunyili Crosby

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The Art Angle

Re-Air: Lucy Lippard On a Life In and Out of Art

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Art History

How Mucha Transformed Actor Sarah Bernhardt Into an Art Nouveau Star

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Archaeology & History

Space Junk or Treasure? Researchers Call for Preservation of Relics in Orbit

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People

Wayne McGregor on Pushing Boundaries in Dance, Sci-Fi Ballet, and the Future of Arts Education

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People

Nick Knight on Shadow-Banning, A.I. Art, and Why 2024 Was a Year of Creative Breakthroughs

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The Appraisal

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On View

Architect I. M. Pei’s Hong Kong Retrospective Is Immense. Here’s Why

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Art World

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Art History

Did JMW Turner Really Tie Himself to the Mast of a Ship to Paint a Storm?

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Artists

Avery Singer Tops 2024 Ultra-Contemporary Rankings With Digital-Inspired Depth

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Archaeology & History

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Archaeology & History

The Ancient Cretan Puzzle That’s Left Historians Scratching Their Heads

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