Pop Culture As Seen on ‘Alien’: H.R. Giger’s Biomorphic Nightmare The Swiss artist's iconic Xenomorph set the tone for Ridley Scott's sci-fi horror. By Tim Brinkhof, 20 mins ago
Art World Art Bites: What Donatello’s ‘David’ Did For the Nude Sculpture Donatello’s smaller, bronze sculpture of the Biblical hero David inspired Michelangelo’s marble giant. By Tim Brinkhof, 13 hours ago
Art World Art Bites: You Can Watch a 24/7 Livestream of Andy Warhol’s Grave Andy Warhol's final resting place in Pittsburgh has been livestreamed since 2013. By Tim Brinkhof, Apr 20, 2024
Auctions Tiny Michelangelo Sketch of a Marble Block Sells for 33 Times Its Estimate The scribble by Michelangelo brought in more than $200,000. By Tim Brinkhof, Apr 18, 2024
Pop Culture As Seen on ‘Eyes Wide Shut’: The Floral Still Lifes of Christiane Kubrick Also, a cat painting by the director's daughter, Katharina Kubrick. By Tim Brinkhof, Apr 13, 2024
Art World Art Bites: The Lost Masterpieces of New York’s Palladium Nightclub The space was as much a nightclub as it was an art gallery. By Tim Brinkhof, Apr 12, 2024
Art World A U.K. Home Filled With Surreal Outsider Art Receives Protected Status British outsider artist Ron Gittins transformed his flat into an Egyptian-Roman temple before his death. By Tim Brinkhof, Apr 9, 2024
Auctions Artists Ed Ruscha, Marilyn Minter, and More Donate Works to Fight Big Oil Their works will be included in a benefit auction and selling exhibition spearheaded by Gagosian, Christie's, and Jane Fonda. By Tim Brinkhof, Apr 8, 2024
Auctions A Pair of Chinese Vases Rescued From an Attic Make $325,000 at Auction Two 18th-century porcelain vases were initially mistaken for modern reproductions and valued at about $125. By Tim Brinkhof, Apr 4, 2024
Art & Exhibitions A New Show Offers Face Time With Ancient Egyptian Funeral Portraits "Face to Face" at Amsterdam’s Allard Pierson Museum charts the history of the famed Fayum portraits. By Tim Brinkhof, Apr 4, 2024
Art World A Newly Discovered Species of Gecko Now Shares a Name With Van Gogh The creature, native to India, has a skin pattern reminiscent of the painter's “Starry Night.” By Tim Brinkhof, Apr 2, 2024
Pop Culture As Seen on ‘Parasite’: The Abstract Drawings of a Child Prodigy The childlike artworks were created by real-life artist Zibezi. By Tim Brinkhof, Apr 2, 2024
Art & Exhibitions Dalí Headlines a New Show Exploring Artistic Takes on the Passion of Christ "Ecce Homo: Behold the Man" is on view at the Bible Museum runs though May. By Tim Brinkhof, Mar 31, 2024
Archaeology & History A 650-Year-Old Papal Seal, Unearthed by a Polish Metal Detectorist, Stumps Researchers It is the third such artifact found in the region. By Tim Brinkhof, Mar 31, 2024
Archaeology & History The Hunt: The Missing Panels of the Bayeux Tapestry The origins of the tapestry are shrouded in mystery, as is the loss of at least eight feet of the embroidered work. By Tim Brinkhof, Mar 30, 2024
