Curiosities The Leaning Tower of Pisa Now Leans Less, Its Infamous Tilt Having Been Reduced by 1.6 Inches Over the Last Two Decades Stabilization efforts have corrected the monument's once-dangerous lean. By Vittoria Benzine, Dec 22, 2022
Curiosities A Paris Museum Is Granting Visitors Special Hours to View Its Nude Sculpture Show in the Nude Museé Maillol has partnered with the French Federation of Naturism to host sessions when visitors can attend its "Hyperrealism" exhibition au naturel. By Vittoria Benzine, Nov 14, 2022
Curiosities The Culturati Are Betting on a Vibe Shift. But We May Actually Be Stuck in Vibe Purgatory Unpacking a great new catchphrase. By Ben Davis, Feb 25, 2022
Curiosities Bored Ape Yacht Club Fans Were Sure That Snoop Dogg or Eminem Would Give Them a Super Bowl Plug. Their Dreams Were Dashed Snoop Dogg did not turn into a mutant ape onstage at Super Bowl LVI. By Ben Davis, Feb 16, 2022
Curiosities Beeple Is Probably Right That NFTs Will Change Politics. So Far, That Change Is for the Worse "Digital merch" or new-model way for the rich to sell access? By Ben Davis, Feb 10, 2022
Curiosities The Hilariously Random and Downright Goofy Story of the ‘Talisman of Napoleon,’ Whose Owners Hope to Sell It for $250 Million Pat Boone is on board. By Ben Davis, Feb 3, 2022
Curiosities Is the Museum-as-Nail Salon the Greatest Idea to Emerge From Lockdown? + Other Questions I Have About the Week’s Art News Plus, what part of the art world will Emily in Paris change next? By Ben Davis, Jan 24, 2022
Curiosities How Seriously Should We Take This Bored-Ape Conspiracy Theory? + More Questions About the Week’s Art News Plus, is this the strangest art sponcon to date? By Ben Davis, Jan 11, 2022
Curiosities What If the ‘Birds Aren’t Real’ Movement Backfires? + More Questions I Have About the Week’s Art News Also, are we in an Indie Aesthetics boom? By Ben Davis, Dec 15, 2021
Curiosities Why Does ArtReview’s ‘Power 100’ Skip Over the Actually Powerful? + Other Questions I Have on the Week’s Art News Plus, what do art audiences really want? By Ben Davis, Dec 8, 2021
Curiosities Why’s Frida Kahlo’s Family Dismantling Her House for an NFT? Did ‘Succession’ Dis the Shed? + Other Questions I Have About the Week’s Art News Plus, what happens to the ConstitutionDAO's crypto now? By Ben Davis, Nov 30, 2021
Curiosities What Happens When Crypto Kids Watch an Art Auction? How Big Will Immersive Botero Be? + Other Questions I Have About the Week’s Art News Plus, Microsoft gets into the Olympic games. By Ben Davis, Nov 23, 2021
Curiosities Why Is Neil Gaiman Razzing MoMA? What Could DAOs Do to Art? + Other Questions I Have About the Week’s Art News Plus, can this billionaire have his Norman Foster penthouse or what? By Ben Davis, Nov 17, 2021
Curiosities Can a Talking Rousseau Save Facebook? Why Does This Billionaire Think He’s Le Corbusier? + Other Questions I Have About This Week’s Art News Plus, the coin collecting community is upended by a "physical Bitcoin." By Ben Davis, Nov 8, 2021
Curiosities Why Did Lindsay Lohan’s Art Spark Furries’ Fury? What Is the ‘Shadowman Experience’? + More Questions I Have About the Week’s Art News Plus, what is Ted Lasso's take on the rise of African art? By Ben Davis, Nov 1, 2021
