Pop Culture Art Behind the Meme: An Infamous Botched Restoration A Spanish pensioner botched a church restoration, producing a world of memes. By Richard Whiddington, May 6, 2024
Collectibles John Lennon’s Guitar, Rediscovered After Decades Languishing in an Attic, Heads to Auction The Framus Hootenanny could become the priciest Beatles guitar. By Vittoria Benzine, May 6, 2024
Pop Culture Art Behind the Meme: Magritte’s Pipe, Which Is Not a Pipe The meme has been around so long that it has infiltrated other memes. By Vittoria Benzine, May 4, 2024
Pop Culture As Seen on ‘Bram Stoker’s Dracula’: A Vampire’s Self-Portrait in the Style of Dürer The Renaissance artist's iconic painting lends a hidden storytelling element. By Adnan Qiblawi, May 3, 2024
Pop Culture As Seen on ‘Stuart Little’: A Long-Lost Hungarian Masterpiece A Róbert Berény painting was deemed lost—until it turned up on the set of a film about a talking mouse. By Patrick Sproull, May 1, 2024
Pop Culture As Seen on ‘Alien’: H.R. Giger’s Biomorphic Nightmare The Swiss artist's iconic Xenomorph set the tone for Ridley Scott's sci-fi horror. By Tim Brinkhof, Apr 26, 2024
Art & Tech A24 Catches Heat Over ‘Embarrassing’ A.I. Posters for Its New Film ‘Civil War’ Six promotional posters for Alex Garland's new film, "Civil War," have come under fire on social media. By Richard Whiddington, Apr 18, 2024
Pop Culture As Seen on ‘The Crown’: A Churchill Portrait Despised by Its Sitter The work was destroyed within a year of its unveiling. By Brian Boucher, Apr 18, 2024
Pop Culture As Seen on ‘Eyes Wide Shut’: The Floral Still Lifes of Christiane Kubrick Also, a cat painting by the director's daughter, Katharina Kubrick. By Tim Brinkhof, Apr 13, 2024
Pop Culture As Seen on ‘Ripley’: The Brutal Art and Life of Caravaggio The Netflix series leans on a number of the artist’s paintings to tell the tale of a young conman. By Min Chen, Apr 9, 2024
Pop Culture Art Behind the Meme: A Titanic Rock Sculpture Online, the 340-ton granite boulder has been used to signify various threats, from the personal to the political. By Brian Boucher, Apr 9, 2024
Pop Culture As Seen on ‘Goodfellas’: A Wise Guy’s Amateur Art Criticism The beloved scene at Tommy’s mother’s house features a painting based on a photo from "National Geographic." By Brian Boucher, Apr 6, 2024
Pop Culture Olafur Eliasson’s Art—and Dance Moves—Feature on Musician Peggy Gou’s New Album Gou dons one of Eliasson's sculptures on the cover of her new album, "I Hear You." By Richard Whiddington, Apr 5, 2024
Pop Culture Art Behind The Meme: A Woman Clinging on to Life The painting’s artist and sitter remain a mystery, but they have fueled a popular 2020 meme. By Verity Babbs, Apr 3, 2024
Pop Culture As Seen on ‘Parasite’: The Abstract Drawings of a Child Prodigy The childlike artworks were created by real-life artist Zibezi. By Tim Brinkhof, Apr 2, 2024
