Archaeology & History Could the Mysterious Voynich Manuscript Actually Be About Sex? A new study posits that the ancient work encodes "women's secrets." By Vittoria Benzine, 3 days ago
Art & Tech French Collective Obvious Has Created an A.I. Art Generator That Can Read Your Mind The trio's new project explores how A.I., coupled with MRI, can visually reconstruct what's in the mind's eye. By Min Chen, May 14, 2024
Gallery Network Waddington’s May Auctions Feature First Nations Highlights and International Gems—Explore the Sales Here The dual spring sales feature a diverse range of works by leading Canadian artists. By Artnet Gallery Network, May 14, 2024
Museums & Institutions Vatican Museum Staffers File Class Action Lawsuit Over Working Conditions The long list of complaints raises serious questions about the safety conditions at one of Italy's top tourist destinations. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, May 14, 2024
Artists Earth Art Pioneer Alan Sonfist on Galvanizing a New Generation of Land Artists A key figure of the environmental art movement addresses the fragility of our natural world. By Dian Parker, May 14, 2024
Law & Politics Turkey Clears Natural History Museum Curator Accused of Smuggling Spiders and Scorpions Police confiscated about 1,500 samples from the curator. By Adam Schrader, May 14, 2024
On View A U.K. Show Reflects On the Resilience of the Hong Kong Diaspora The exhibition at Leeds City Museum charts the histories behind Hong Kongers' mass migration to the U.K. in recent years. By Vivienne Chow, May 14, 2024
Art World Artists Rally Support for Palais de Tokyo Amid Donor Spat Camille Henrot, Pierre Huyghe, and Cecile B. Evans are among the artist signatories on an open letter that has condemned a patron who withdrew her funding over claims of 'wokeism.' By Holly Black, May 14, 2024
Collectibles A Rare, Early Bob Dylan Painting Could Make $100,000 at Auction The untitled work emerges from the musician's Woodstock period. By Min Chen, May 14, 2024
Archaeology & History Were Ancient Peruvians High When They Made These Rock Carvings? Toro Muerto is a rock art complex made up of 2,600 petroglyphs. By Richard Whiddington, May 14, 2024
Art World A Geologist-Art Historian Says She Knows Where the Mona Lisa was Painted Could her twin areas of expertise have enabled her to solve this longstanding riddle? By Brian Boucher, May 14, 2024
Museums & Institutions Musée d’Orsay Files Police Complaint Following Graffiti Incident Its famous Courbet was on loan to the Pompidou-Metz, where it was attacked by performance activists. By Holly Black, May 14, 2024
Art World Art Bites: Why Frida Kahlo Hated the French Surrealists Was Frida Kahlo a Surrealist? She didn’t think so. And she hated them. By Verity Babbs, May 14, 2024
Archaeology & History The Hunt: What Secrets Lie in the Hattusa Green Stone? This piece of polished rock is located in the ruins of an ancient Turkish city. By Adnan Qiblawi, May 14, 2024
Art World ‘Devastating’: Experts React as Suspected Cyberattack Keeps Christie’s Website Offline During Marquee Auction Week Opinions varied about how damaging the outage could be. By Brian Boucher, May 13, 2024