Art Fairs From Pitchforks to Japanese-Brazilian Minimalism, What Caught James Cardoso Shaeffer’s Eye at Armory We journey to the Javits Center and take a tour of the 2024 Armory Show with the art advisor and GEMS gallerist. By Adnan Qiblawi, 1 day ago
Archaeology & History 2,000-Year-Sarcophagus Emerges From Famed Tomb of Cerberus The tomb is named for the mythical three headed dog who guarded the underworld of ancient Greece. By Adnan Qiblawi, Aug 1, 2024
Art World Message in a Bottle? No, It’s a Man Doing Performance Art at the Paris Olympics Abraham Poincheval is testing his endurance in a different way. By Adnan Qiblawi, Jul 31, 2024
Art World Art Bites: The World’s Oldest Known Piano Is at the Met The Bartolomeo Cristofori invention is a design and technological marvel. By Adnan Qiblawi, Jul 30, 2024
Art World Scientists Discover the Secret Ingredient in Rembrandt’s Luminous ‘The Night Watch’ The revelation comes via an ongoing restoration and analysis project. By Adnan Qiblawi, Jul 30, 2024
Art World Nordic Vikings Owned Way Too Many Swords, Study Finds Compared with their Danish neighbors, the Nordic Vikings were exceedingly violent. By Adnan Qiblawi, Jul 30, 2024
Archaeology & History Huge! The Colossal Temples Built for Ancient Egypt’s God-King The monuments to Ramses II have weathered centuries—and a major relocation. By Adnan Qiblawi, Jul 26, 2024
Archaeology & History This Ancient Funerary Monument May Be One of Europe’s Longest and Oldest, Researchers Say The discovery sheds new light on funerary practices. By Adnan Qiblawi, Jul 26, 2024
Art World Evidence of the Oldest Houses in Wales Turns Up in a Sports Field The floors in the houses are in rare condition because the field has never been plowed. By Adnan Qiblawi, Jul 24, 2024
Archaeology & History The Hunt: Are the ‘Peking Man’ Fossils Buried Beneath a Parking Lot? Uncovered in China in the 1920s, the ancient human fossils went missing during World War II. By Adnan Qiblawi, Jul 22, 2024
Archaeology & History The Hunt: The Ghent Altarpiece’s Missing Panel, On the Lam for 90 Years The unfortunate altarpiece has survived burning, dismemberment, censorship, illegal sales, and looting. By Adnan Qiblawi, Jul 19, 2024
Art World Art Bites: Michelangelo’s ‘David’ Was Carved Out of a Flawed Marble Slab Two sculptors had tried and failed to chisel something out of the block—until Michelangelo stepped up. By Adnan Qiblawi, Jul 18, 2024
Art World Archaeologists Find a Cache of Ancient Murano Glass Off Bulgarian Coast The objects date back to the days of the Ottoman empire. By Adnan Qiblawi, Jul 17, 2024
Archaeology & History Huge! The Massive and Mystical Jordanian Monument to an Enigmatic People Petra also appeared in an "Indiana Jones" flick as the home of the Holy Grail. By Adnan Qiblawi, Jul 14, 2024
Archaeology & History The Hunt: The Ancient Scrolls That Survived a Volcanic Event About 1,800 papyrus scrolls were found in ancient Herculaneum, buried under ash and volcanic debris. By Adnan Qiblawi, Jul 13, 2024
