When Protest Becomes Criminal: A Student Eats an AI Art Installation
A student in Alaska has been arrested for destroying an AI art installation by eating it. Previously, I’ve written about how gallery visitors have repeatedly eaten Maurizio Cattelan’s installation The Comedian, popularly known as the banana taped to the wall. … More…
Bad Bunny Crossing the Delaware (and to the Super Bowl)
A Puerto Rican artist has commemorated Bad Bunny’s upcoming Super Bowl halftime show with a reimagining of Washington Crossing the Delaware. Puerto Rican painter and actor Ektor Rivera used Emanuel Leutze’s 1851 painting as his model. He created the work … More…
New York Welcomes Caravaggio’s First Masterpiece
New York museums often put on incredible exhibitions, securing loans from institutions worldwide. However, it is very rare for a museum to receive an iconic masterwork. This distinction usually happens only once a year. Last year, the Hamburger Kunsthalle loaned … More…
From £5 to £3 Million: A Scottish Town’s Hidden Masterpiece Faces an Export Ban
In late 2023, the Highland town of Invergordon faced an extraordinary decision: whether to sell an 18th-century marble bust by French master sculptor Edmé Bouchardon after an interested buyer offered £2.5 million for the work. The sculpture, Bust of Sir … More…
Rijksmuseum Set for Major Expansion with €60 Million Sculpture Garden
Thanks to a large donation, Amsterdam’s Rijksmuseum will soon include a public sculpture garden featuring works by great modernists. The Don Quixote Foundation is the Rijksmuseum’s single largest private benefactor. It is a philanthropic organization co-founded by Dutch aristocrat and … More…
Artist Spotlight: Bryan Larsen
Bryan Larsen’s paintings are grounded in realism yet driven by imagination, curiosity, and an enduring sense of optimism about the future. As a child, Larsen might have said he wanted to be an astronaut, but drawing quickly became his true … More…
Artist Spotlight: John Bentham-Dinsdale (1927–2008)
John Bentham-Dinsdale occupies a distinctive place in twentieth-century British maritime painting, combining rigorous draftsmanship, architectural training, and a historian’s respect for accuracy. Born in Ilkley, West Yorkshire, Dinsdale was educated locally before attending Leeds School of Art, where he earned … More…
Top 10 Art World Moments of 2025
2025 saw many highs and lows in the art world, but which ones will be remembered as some of the most remarkable moments of the year? 1. The Louvre and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Year 2025 … More…
Theaster Gates Chosen for Major Commission at the Obama Presidential Center
American artist Theaster Gates has been selected to create a new work for the Barack Obama Presidential Center, set to open in Chicago in spring 2026. Gates is a professor in the University of Chicago’s Department of Visual Arts, as … More…