Science & Tech Marine Scientists Are Baffled By a Mysterious Golden Orb Found in the Unexplored Depths of the Gulf of Alaska “I don’t know what I am looking at,” one scientist said. By Richard Whiddington, 2 days ago
Shows & Exhibitions 20 Japanese Artists Have Reinterpreted Fans’ Favorite Pokémon Characters as Artisanal Objects, Now on View in Los Angeles See Venusaur and Pikachu reimagined in pottery, metalwork, and textiles. By Richard Whiddington, Aug 3, 2023
Shows & Exhibitions The Biggest Show on Artist Tove Jansson, Who Created the Beloved Fairy-Tale Character Moomin, Is Opening in Paris The show stages never-before-seen artworks and objects from Jansson. By Richard Whiddington, Jul 7, 2023
Shows & Exhibitions An Immersive Tour of Tim Burton’s Spine-Tinglingly Surreal Cinematic Universe Just Opened in Paris. Peek Inside His ‘Weird Funhouse’ Here "Labyrinth" presents around 150 artworks from Burton. By Richard Whiddington, Jul 6, 2023
Archaeology Henry VIII Left Markings in the Margins of His Prayer Book That Betray His ‘Anxiety and Uncertainty,’ New Research Reveals The book was produced by his sixth and final wife Katherine Parr. By Richard Whiddington, Jul 6, 2023
Archaeology Patterns Carved on Cave Walls in France 57,000 Years Ago Are the Oldest Neanderthal Engravings Ever Found, Researchers Say The meaning of the marks will likely remain a mystery. By Richard Whiddington, Jul 6, 2023
Science & Tech A Gnarly Old Tooth Found in a Museum Cabinet Could Provide the Key to Understanding an Ancient Relative of the Hippo Desmostylus fossils have been found on the West Coast and in Japan. By Richard Whiddington, Jul 5, 2023
Archaeology A Norwegian Dad Hiking With His Family Discovered a Rock Face Covered With Bronze Age Paintings It's the first time this type of painting has been found regionally. By Richard Whiddington, Jul 5, 2023
Shows & Exhibitions Dozens of Neapolitan Masterpieces From the Capodimonte Museum Are Now on View at the Louvre in Paris. See Them Here The museums say 'Naples in Paris,' now on view through January 24, 2024, is the largest-ever exhibition of Italian Renaissance art. By Richard Whiddington, Jul 4, 2023
Science & Tech Can Impressionism’s Lack of Queer Representation Be Fixed… With A.I.? See How One Artist Uses the Tool to Offer an Alternate Art History ClownVamp presents 23 works at Canvas 3.0 By Richard Whiddington, Jun 30, 2023
Archaeology Stone Age Humans in the Levant Created Tiny Flutes From Delicate Bird Bones, Archaeologists Say As part of their research, a team of archaeologists and ethnomusicologists created replica instruments using duck bones. By Richard Whiddington, Jun 30, 2023
Style One of Artist Carmen Herrera’s Final Bold, Minimalist Works Takes Center Stage in a Royal Ballet Production The late artist's grace and poetry came alive at the Royal Opera House. Burberry's Daniel Lee channeled her work for the costuming. By Richard Whiddington, Jun 29, 2023
NFTs Artist John Gerrard’s New NFT Series Confronts the Climate Crisis With Stark Depictions of ‘Future Deserts’ Each of these desert landscapes have been planted with a country’s flag, playing off Gerrard’s 2017 ‘Western Flag.’ By Richard Whiddington, Jun 28, 2023
NFTs Vera Molnár’s New Generative Art Series, Which Reimagines Typography With Algorithms, Will Kick Off Sotheby’s Blockchain Program Gen Art, Sotheby's new blockchain venture, is focused on a single slice of the NFT universe: generative art. By Richard Whiddington, Jun 28, 2023
Law A U.S. Judge Permanently Banned Digital Artist Mason Rothschild From Selling His ‘MetaBirkin’ NFTs, Handing a Win to Hermès Back in February, a jury found Rothschild had violated Hermes's trademark rights. By Richard Whiddington, Jun 27, 2023
