Science & Tech Peek Inside Agnieszka Pilat’s Artist Residency at SpaceX, Where She Is Painting Religious Portraits of a Rocket Hatch The artist has begun her second residency at Elon Musk's spacecraft manufacturer. By Min Chen, Aug 31, 2023
Museums A Climate Activist Slathered Pink Paint Over a Painting at the National Gallery of Canada, Then Glued Himself to the Floor The police arrested the activist, who used washable paint. By Sarah Cascone, Aug 30, 2023
Travel These 10 Airports Get More Foot Traffic Than Most Museums. But Which Ones Have the Best Art? We surveyed the art landscape at 10 airports around the United States. By Adam Schrader, Aug 30, 2023
Archaeology For the Right Price, Guests at a Luxury Retreat in Egypt Can Help Archaeologists Hunt for Cleopatra’s Long-Lost Tomb Last year, archaeologist Kathleen Martinez unearthed hidden tunnels at a temple in Alexandria. By Adam Schrader, Aug 29, 2023
Crime U.K. Authorities Are Ready to Charge Seven Suspects Over the 2019 Theft of Maurizio Cattelan’s Gold Toilet Sculpture The artwork was literally ripped out of the plumbing during an exhibition at Blenheim Palace in the U.K. By Sarah Cascone, Aug 29, 2023
Studio Visit Chinese Artist Xin Liu Takes Us Inside Her Lab-Like London Studio, Where Engineering and Creativity Converge Her exhibition "Seedlings and Offsprings" at Pioneer Works explores the connections between science and spirituality. By Cathy Fan, Aug 29, 2023
People ‘It’s About Working Together in a Celebratory Way’: Robbie Fitzpatrick on Founding Art-Fair Alternatives, From Basel Social Club to Salon d’Été The inaugural Salon d’été took place this summer in a village near Versailles. By Anna Sansom, Aug 28, 2023
Shows & Exhibitions Banksy’s Blockbuster Show in Glasgow Attracted Record Crowds—and the Artist Wants You to Decide Where It Should Travel Next In 10 weeks, the show welcomed 180,000 guests. By Sarah Cascone, Aug 28, 2023
Archaeology A High-School Student in Israel Found a 1,500-Year-Old ‘Magical’ Mirror Plaque Once Used to Ward Off Evil Spirits The 17-year-old found the fragment poking out of the ground at the ancient site of Usha. By Artnet News, Aug 28, 2023
Museums China Joins a Growing Number of Nations Demanding the British Museum Restitute Artifacts From Its Collection in the Wake of Widespread Thefts The discovery of widespread theft by a museum curator has intensified international calls for the restitution of cultural artifacts taken during the colonial era. By Sarah Cascone, Aug 28, 2023
On View Radiohead Frontman Thom Yorke and Artist Stanley Donwood’s New Paintings Conjure Eerie, Abstract Landscapes. See Them Here The duo's paintings will be going on view in London from September 6. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Aug 28, 2023
Crime How We Should Look at Donald Trump’s Historic Mug Shot, the First Ever Taken of a U.S. President Photo history shows that mug shots aren't just legal documents. They are designed to circulate as media spectacle. By Taylor Dafoe, Aug 25, 2023
People Claude Picasso, the Spanish Artist’s Youngest Son and Administrator of His Estate, Has Died at Age 76 His mother, Françoise Gilot, died in June. By Sarah Cascone, Aug 25, 2023
Up Next ‘Is It Disgusting or Is It Beautiful?’: Sought-After L.A. Artist Alec Egan Taps Into the Theater of Artifice in His Maximalist Interiors The artist's latest poetic scenes will be on view with Anat Ebgi during the Armory Show. By Katie White, Aug 25, 2023
Art World Wet Paint in the Wild: Indie Icons The Kills Stage Their Big Comeback at Photographer Steven Sebring’s New York Studio The band takes us through a week in their life. By Annie Armstrong, Aug 25, 2023
