Art World Bananas! Chocolate! Flowers! The Fine Art of Presenting and Preserving Perishable Sculptures Ahead of the sale of Maurizio Cattelan’s $1.5 million banana, we look at contemporary art's fascination with art that goes bad—and how to conserve it. By Brian Boucher, Nov 18, 2024
Art World Frank Lloyd Wright Skyscraper Sale Hits Another Snag Price Tower has been mired in controversy for months. By Richard Whiddington, Nov 18, 2024
Art & Exhibitions Adrian Ghenie Reimagines Egon Schiele’s Infamous Lost Masterpieces "Adrian Ghenie: Shadow Paintings" now on view at the Albertina in Vienna presents the Romanian artist's visions of Schiele's spectral works. By Katie White, Nov 17, 2024
Art & Exhibitions Renaissance Rivals Michelangelo, Leonardo, and Raphael Hit London in a Major Museum Show Three titans of Renaissance art are being brought together at the Royal Academy this month. By Verity Babbs, Nov 17, 2024
Pop Culture Grocery Giant Trader Joe’s Hides Art in Its Aisles. This New Book Reveals Just Where to Look Julie Averbach spent four years visiting more than 150 Trader Joe's stores and hunting down the retailer's art-historical sources. By Min Chen, Nov 17, 2024
Archaeology & History A Tiny Gladiator Figurine That Once Adorned a Roman Knife Handle Goes on View Scholars believe the figurine may represent a real gladiator. By Richard Whiddington, Nov 17, 2024
Art & Exhibitions Fashion Designer agnès b.’s Landmark Collection of Harmony Korine Works Is Now on View The fashion designer owns the largest collection of Korine's work in the world. By Verity Babbs, Nov 16, 2024
Art World How the Flatiron Building Went From a Presumed Folly to an Architectural Treasure The now-iconic building was initially met with reservation and criticism. By Sofia Hallström, Nov 16, 2024
Books The Legendary Art Space That Brought Us Prada Marfa Gets the Book Treatment Ballroom Marfa is marking its 20th year with a "kaleidescope compendium." By Vittoria Benzine, Nov 16, 2024
Art & Exhibitions The World’s Only Green Dinosaur Fossil Lands at L.A.’s Natural History Museum The specimen gets its unique green color from the mineral celadonite. By Adam Schrader, Nov 16, 2024
Art & Exhibitions A New Show Traces the Hidden History of L.A.’s Occult, Sci-Fi, and Queer Art Scenes "Sci-Fi, Magick, Queer L.A." unpacks how the city's occultists and sci-fi fans mixed, mingled, and made art. By Min Chen, Nov 15, 2024
Gallery Network A Swiss Show Dives Into the Abstract Legacy of Ernst Ludwig Kirchner and the German Expressionists Presented by Galerie Henze and Ketterer, the meticulously curated show illuminates the singular context and artistic achievements of the mid-20th century. By Artnet Gallery Network, Nov 15, 2024
Gallery Network In a Paris Show, Pablo Picasso’s Legacy Lives on in Dialogue With Contemporary Artists A recent collaboration with Beck and Eggeling International Fine Art highlighted the importance of the artist and the gallery's singular experience with his oeuvre. By Artnet Gallery Network, Nov 15, 2024
Art & Exhibitions What Was the ‘Estrado’? An Enlightening New Show Explores the Female-Centric Home Gallery and Refuge “A Room of Her Own” at the Hispanic Society in New York showcases these sacred spaces where upper-class women in the 15th to 18th centuries mingled, displayed their exquisite collections, and occasionally practiced witchcraft By Stephanie Sporn, Nov 15, 2024
Collectibles Rock Icon Jeff Beck’s $1 Million Guitar Collection Hits the Auction Block Leading the sale is Beck's 1954 Oxblood Gibson Les Paul, which has an upper estimate of $631,000. By Richard Whiddington, Nov 15, 2024