Unprecedented Scanning Technology Reveals the Titanic in its Entirety After 100 Years on the Ocean Floor

Science & Tech

Unprecedented Scanning Technology Reveals the Titanic in its Entirety After 100 Years on the Ocean Floor

The scans have revealed some of the passengers' personal possessions and even unopened champagne bottles.

By Jo Lawson-Tancred, 2 days ago

Shows & Exhibitions

In Pictures: See Artist David Popa Paint Prehistoric Creatures on Natural Landscapes Around the World for Apple TV’s Dinosaur Documentary

Despite taking up to 15 hours to complete, the works were quickly washed away by the rain.

By Jo Lawson-Tancred, 2 days ago

Museums

The New Documentary ‘White Balls on Walls’ Captures the Highs—and Uneasy Lows—of the Stedelijk Museum’s Quest for Diversity

Director Sarah Vos gained unprecedented access to the Amsterdam museum's effort to diversify its staff and collection.

By Min Chen, 2 days ago

Art World

A British Couple Actually Paid Nearly $250,000 to Remove a Banksy Mural From Their Building Due to the ‘Extremely Stressful’ Upkeep

Most people dream of having Banksy tag their home—until it happens.

By Vittoria Benzine, 2 days ago

People

Remembering the Late Experimental Filmmaker Kenneth Anger Through 6 of His Most Fantastically Transgressive Works

Anger died earlier this month at age 96.

By Min Chen, 2 days ago

Art History

Danish Golden Age Artists Primed Their Canvases With Danish Golden Ale, New Research Shows

Researchers found traces of barley, buckwheat, wheat, and rye on paintings.

By Vittoria Benzine, 2 days ago

On View

An Exhibition of Taylor Swift’s Stuff Has Just Opened at the Museum of Arts and Design. Here Are 5 Must-See Displays, Swifties

'Taylor Swift: Storyteller' is on view at MAD through September 4.

By Min Chen, 2 days ago

Crime

Police in Italy Busted a Major Antiquities Trafficking Ring, Seizing Some 3,500 Relics in the Process

Twenty-one suspects faces charges of criminal conspiracy, theft, and the illegal export of goods.

By Artnet News, 2 days ago

Valuations

Fashionphile and Art Collector Lisa Perry Covets Vintage YSL While Carving Out Space for Women Artists and Her Granddaughters

We asked the founder of East Hampton's Onna House about the things she values most—in art and in life.

By Katie White, 3 days ago

Art World

Art Industry News: Groundbreaking Experimental Filmmaker Kenneth Anger Has Died at 96 + Other Stories

Plus, Tate Britain's rehang has divided critics, and a legal tussle erupts over an Anna Weyant painting flip.

By Artnet News, 3 days ago

Shows & Exhibitions

In Pictures: Tate Modern Pairs Abstract Art Pioneers Hilma af Klint and Piet Mondrian—Who Never Met in Life But Shared a Love of Nature

The show includes more than 250 paintings, drawings and archival objects.

By Jo Lawson-Tancred, 3 days ago

Art World

Looking for a Day Trip? A New Center for Psychedelic Art Is Opening in New York’s Hudson River Valley

Entheon, Sanctuary of Visionary Art at the Chapel of Sacred Mirrors, opens June 3.

By Brian Boucher, May 24, 2023

Science & Tech

The World’s First A.I.-Generated Statue, Cobbling Together the Styles of Five Celebrated Sculptors, Has Landed in a Swedish Museum

'The Impossible Statue' cherry-picks the aesthetics of Michelangelo, Rodin, Käthe Kollwitz, Takamura Kotaro, and Augusta Savage.

By Richard Whiddington, May 24, 2023

Pop Culture

The Bar From the Sitcom ‘Cheers’ Is Up for Auction, Part of an Incredible Collection of TV History That Was Once Meant to Fill a Museum

Want to make meth with Walter White’s tools, or crack jokes at David Letterman’s desk? Now’s your chance.

By Artnet News, May 24, 2023

Crime

A Disgruntled Florida Man Just Plowed His Car Into a $200,000 Blue Bunny Sculpture—His Second Time Vandalizing Public Art

His latest victim was artist Hunt Slonem's 14-foot bunny.

By Jo Lawson-Tancred, May 24, 2023