Art World Artcore: How the Chicago Imagists Tested Pop-Era Sensibilities The loose group of artists drew on popular imagery, but with a more earthy and even carnal energy. By Brian Boucher, Aug 16, 2024
Archaeology & History The Hunt: How a 13th-Century Dutch Village Was Reclaimed by a Salt Marsh Local legend paints the flooding of Saeftinghe as the sinking of Atlantis: a blasphemous people punished by the gods. By Tim Brinkhof, Aug 16, 2024
Art World A Newfound Tablet Adds the Name of a Previously Forgotten Maya King to History The 36-square-foot stone also speaks of the mythical founding of the Mayan city-state Cobá. By Tim Brinkhof, Aug 16, 2024
Art World Black Diamond Meets Blue Chip Art at This Utah Ski Resort Netflix's Reed Hastings aims to make Powder Mountain the Storm King of the slopes. By Brian Boucher, Aug 16, 2024
Archaeology & History Did the Egyptians Use a Hydraulic System to Build the Pyramids? A controversial paper points out a nearby dam that could have harnessed water into a building system. By Artnet News, Aug 16, 2024
Art World Artcore: How the Pre-Raphaelites Were So Sick of Raphael Contrary to what the name suggests, the Pre-Raphaelites came after the great Renaissance artist. By Tim Brinkhof, Aug 16, 2024
Art World Art Bites: The Year Brancusi Spent Walking From Bucharest to Paris “My life,” Brancusi once said, “has been a succession of marvelous events.” By Richard Whiddington, Aug 16, 2024
Archaeology & History A Remarkably Preserved 1,900-Year-Old Dolphin Mosaic Is Unearthed in England Wroxeter, the fourth-largest town in Roman Britain, has turned up a rare find. By Vittoria Benzine, Aug 15, 2024
Museums & Institutions London’s National Gallery Acquires Major Victorian Painting for Its 200th Birthday Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema was one of the most popular artists of his time. By Vittoria Benzine, Aug 15, 2024
Pop Culture Who Was the Olympic Volleyball Painter? Meet Peter Spens, who has been capturing Olympic action on the sand since 2012. By Sarah Cascone, Aug 15, 2024
On View Judy Chicago’s Feminist Revelations Alight in London’s Serpentine A new landmark U.K. retrospective pairs preparatory drawings with the monumental artworks they would become. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Aug 15, 2024
Law & Politics Artists Land a Win in Class Action Lawsuit Against A.I. Companies A California judge said the artists had plausibly argued that their rights had been violated. By Richard Whiddington, Aug 15, 2024
Archaeology & History Findings from Pompeii Reveal More About Ancient Inhabitants They may have shut themselves in to avoid pumice that was raining down on the city, but those very stones may have trapped them inside. By Vittoria Benzine, Aug 15, 2024
Museums & Institutions Bronx Museum Director Departs Amid Ambitious Expansion Project Klaudio Rodriguez was the museum's third director in seven years. By Sarah Cascone, Aug 15, 2024
Art & Exhibitions A Legendary Puppeteer Who Pulled Off a Sea Monster Hoax Gets an Islandwide Tribute in Nantucket Meet Tony Sarg, the man behind the tradition of balloons at the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. By Richard Whiddington, Aug 15, 2024
