Art World Witness Unseen Photos From the Day Spike Jonze Met Björk The famed director was about to shoot the video for the Icelandic superstar’s smash hit “It’s Oh So Quiet.” By Brian Boucher, Feb 15, 2024
Collectibles A Very Important Napkin Signed By Lionel Messi Could Fetch $379,000 The serviette formed a binding contract between the footballer and FC Barcelona. By Sofia Hallstrom, Feb 12, 2024
Pop Culture How the Provocative ‘Saltburn’ Is Renewing Interest in a 400-Year-Old French Ceramicist The new film sees Bernard Palissy, the 16th-century Huguenot, play a subtle yet significant role. By Eileen Kinsella, Jan 4, 2024
Art World A Colossal Statue of Shakira Now Towers Over Her Colombian Hometown Wherever, whenever you look to the Barranquilla skyline, the 21-foot statue is there. By Artnet News, Jan 3, 2024
Pop Culture Artist Tschabalala Self Painted Nicki Minaj’s Portrait for the New Digital Issue of ‘Vogue’ The painting was inspired by a photograph of Minaj by Norman Jean Roy. By Verity Babbs, Dec 15, 2023
Pop Culture Rock Icon Liz Phair Brings Painter Natalie Frank on Tour to Create Her Sexy Stage Visuals The singer and the painter both celebrate female sexuality in the work. By Sarah Cascone, Nov 10, 2023
Art & Exhibitions The Met’s 2024 Costume Institute Show Will Go High-Tech to ‘Reawaken’ the Sensory Experience of Fashion The exhibition will feature 250 of the collection's objects, bolstered by technologies from A.I. to A.R. By Sarah Cascone, Nov 9, 2023
Auctions Disney Is Celebrating Its Centennial With an Auction of 100 Designer Objects—From Beyoncé’s Leotard to a Swarovski Glass Slipper Proceeds from the auction will benefit the Make-a-Wish Foundation. By Max Berlinger, Oct 27, 2023
Style A New David Beckham Documentary Highlights His Obsession With Luxury Timepieces. A Watch Group Has Tallied Up the Spend A look at the soccer star's impressive—and pricey!—timepiece collection. By Max Berlinger, Oct 26, 2023
Pop Culture A New Documentary Celebrates the Colorful Life of Mr. Chow, Charting His Journey From Struggling Painter to Celebrity Restaurateur The HBO film also centers Chow's return to art and the opening of his first solo show in almost 60 years. By Sarah Cascone, Oct 24, 2023
Art World After a Memorably Botched Action Bronson Show, the Rockaway Hotel Is Offering Refunds and Reassurances About Its Arts Programming The art world hangout is giving out refunds. By Sarah Cascone, Jul 5, 2023
Art Fairs Margot Robbie, Owen Wilson, and Jared Leto Made Appearances at Frieze L.A., But Catherine Keener Wowed Us as a Stealth Art Aficionado See all the celeb sightings at the fair. By Sarah Cascone, Feb 17, 2023
People See Inside Actor Jim Carrey’s Art-Filled Home, Now on the Market for $29 Million (Art Not Included) Carrey has lived on the property for 30 years. By Sarah Cascone, Feb 7, 2023
Art World Here Are the 9 Biggest Art-World Controversies of 2022, From Climate Activists Attacking Masterworks to A.I. Replacing Artists So much outrage. By Eileen Kinsella & Taylor Dafoe, Dec 26, 2022
Art Fairs How a 1986 Cast of Michael Jackson’s Body Became a Spine-Tinglingly Creepy Sculpture at Art Basel Miami Beach Artist Nicole Miller discovered a plaster cast of the music superstar's body at the Los Angeles estate sale. By Sarah Cascone, Nov 30, 2022