Art World Art Bites: Why Are Medieval Babies So Ugly? Fashions set by depictions of Jesus impacted how babies were painted for hundreds of years. By Verity Babbs, Feb 22, 2024
Art & Exhibitions This Wacky Plastic Bag Installation Confronts Our Insatiable Consumerism This ode to “the foreverness of plastic” is set in a faux supermarket. By Artnet News, Feb 22, 2024
Museums & Institutions A U.K. Museum Launches a Fundraiser to Excavate a Prehistoric Sea Monster The massive body of a pliosaur could be lost to rapid cliff erosion, warns the museum’s founder. By Brian Boucher, Feb 22, 2024
Collectibles Colin Firth’s Infamous Wet Shirt From ‘Pride and Prejudice’ Is Now Up for Grabs British designer John Bright is selling more than 60 screenworn costumes to raise funds for charity. By Richard Whiddington, Feb 22, 2024
Art & Exhibitions Does the Art World Treat Artists Like Pets? Gina Fischli’s parade of urban animals comment on the market's "overbreeding, styling and accessorizing." By Verity Babbs, Feb 22, 2024
Art World Art Bites: the Instagram Filter of the Georgian Era The device heightened and distorted reflections to make them more pleasing. By Richard Whiddington, Feb 22, 2024
Art & Exhibitions The Bob Dylan Center Pays Tribute to a Different Trailblazing Folk Legend 'The Pogues' homage is the first non-Dylan-related exhibition to be hosted at the Center. By Richard Whiddington, Feb 22, 2024
Art & Exhibitions A New Show Spotlights Long-Overlooked Artist Luis Caballero The late artist's drawings balanced queer tenderness with religious violence. By Daniel Culpan, Feb 22, 2024
Art & Exhibitions A New Show in Honolulu Will Dip Into the Colorful History of the Hawaiian Shirt "Fashioning Aloha" brings together 53 garments to trace the evolution of alohawear. By Adam Schrader, Feb 21, 2024
Archaeology & History A Stone Wall Submerged in the Baltic Sea Could Be Europe’s Oldest Megastructure The "Blinkerwall" in the Bay of Mecklenburg is said to be over 10,000 years old. By Tim Brinkhof, Feb 21, 2024
Up Next Seth Becker Makes Small Paintings Brimming With Big Ideas The artist's solo debut 'A Boy's Head' is now on view at Venus Over Manhattan in New York. By Katie White, Feb 21, 2024
Art World IVAM Director Resigns, Says Spanish Ministry of Culture Is Leading a ‘Smear Campaign’ The foundation she donated the two plots of land to was founded by a member of the committee that hired her. By Brian Boucher, Feb 21, 2024
Law & Politics Belgium Returns Illegally Exported Celtic Bracelets to Romania The trio of treasures were put up for auction in Monaco but their dodgy provenance raised suspicions. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Feb 21, 2024
Art World Defenders of Stonehenge Are Defeated in High Court The campaigners lost their bid to prevent a tunnel being built near to the ancient site. By Verity Babbs, Feb 21, 2024
Pop Culture As Seen on ‘Dr. No’: How a Stolen Goya Portrait Ended Up in a Villain’s Lair A replica of a painting stolen from London’s National Gallery makes an appearance in the 007 film. By Brian Boucher, Feb 21, 2024