Art & Exhibitions The Met’s New Show Brings Together Renaissance Portraits That Aren’t What They Seem Artists used the back of canvases, hinges, panels and codes to reveal secret messages. By Adnan Qiblawi, May 8, 2024
Archaeology & History The Hunt: Leonardo da Vinci’s Fabled Lost Mural Is it lying in wait to be discovered behind a fake wall, or did the artist abandon it before he even really started? By Brian Boucher, May 8, 2024
Gallery Network Spotlight: German Artist Jana Schröder Looks to Football Phenom Diego Maradona for Inspiration Schröder's solo exhibition is currently on view at Alfonso Artiaco in Naples. By Artnet Gallery Network, May 7, 2024
Law & Politics Did This Notorious Couple Who Stole a de Kooning Painting Also Hit a New Mexico Museum? The de Kooning work was stolen several months after the 1985 heist in Arizona. By Adam Schrader, May 7, 2024
Law & Politics The Artist Whose Women-Only Exhibition Spurred a Lawsuit Takes Her Case to Tasmania’s Supreme Court Kaechele actually thinks the lawsuit is a blessing in disguise, destined to make the artwork better. By Brian Boucher, May 7, 2024
Art World Controversial Courbet Tagged With ‘Me Too’ Graffiti As Part of an Artist’s Performance Artist Deborah de Robertis claims the action was a feminist performance and denounced the predatory behavior of men in the art world. By Holly Black, May 7, 2024
Art World Nonagenarian Artist Audrey Flack Is Still Booked and Busy With a Tell-All Memoir The 92-year-old artist's recent exhibition at Hollis Taggart was described as 'the pinnacle of her artistic output.' By Annikka Olsen, May 7, 2024
Museums & Institutions A New Book Celebrates the Unsung Women Who Helped Build MoMA "Inventing the Modern" profiles the museum's luminaries from curator Dorothy Miller to publicity director Sarah Newmeyer. By Vittoria Benzine, May 7, 2024
Art World What Art Inspired the Fabulous Looks at the 2024 Met Gala? From Cardi B to Zendaya, see what the stars wore, and what we think inspired them. By Artnet News, May 7, 2024
Art & Tech Zombies Attack in Artist Mak2’s New Art Fair-Themed Video Game 'Art Survivors,' a first-person shooter game designed by the Hong Kong-based artist, offers a critique of the art market. By Vivienne Chow, May 7, 2024
Art World The ‘Skullduggery’ Behind Robert Rauschenberg’s Venice Biennale Win Is Unpacked in a New Documentary A new documentary unpacks what went into landing Robert Rauschenberg the top prize at the 1964 Biennale. By Min Chen, May 7, 2024
Pop Culture As Seen on ‘Titanic’: A Picasso That Did Not Go Down With the Ship The appearance of the painting in the blockbuster film did not sit well with Picasso's estate. By Tim Brinkhof, May 7, 2024
Archaeology & History A First-of-Its-Kind Prehistoric Monument Is Found in France The 15-acre site is scattered with remnants from various eras, presenting a puzzle to researchers. By Vittoria Benzine, May 7, 2024
Studio Visit Why Graffiti Legend Lee Quiñones Is a Draftsman at Heart His current show, "Quinquagenary," marks 50 years since he painted his first subway car. By Min Chen, May 7, 2024
Art & Exhibitions Did This Mysterious Painter Depict Blue Jeans 200 Years Before Levi’s? A show at Galerie Canesso sheds light on the 17th-century artist known only as Master of the Blue Jeans. By Vittoria Benzine, May 7, 2024