Pieces of limestone buildings, marble and granite royal statues, and the remains of a merchant ship are among the relics of an ancient sunken city retrieved by Egyptian authorities off the shores of Alexandria. Dating back more than 2,000 years, the artifacts were...
This year’s 45th Annual Edition of the Graffiti Hall of Fame once again hosted not only first-rate walls, but also dozens of cubes showcasing a huge range of artistic talents and sensibilities. Featured above is Queens-based artist Chris Cortes at work. What...
The Orange Avenue crossing before and after it was paved over (image courtesy Office of Mayor Buddy Dyer) Orlando residents and Florida public officials are decrying the state’s removal of a rainbow crosswalk memorial honoring the victims of the 2016 Pulse...
Rigoberto A. González, “Refugees Crossing the Border Wall into South Texas” (2020) was among the artworks targeted in a statement from the White House on August 21, 2025. (photo courtesy the artist) In the wake of Trump’s Truth Social rant earlier...
As the Trump administration sets its sights on reinstalling Confederate monuments toppled at the height of the 2020 Black Lives Matter protests, a lawsuit over one statue at a North Carolina courthouse quietly advances in federal court. Outside the Tyrrell County...
The mural is a remnant of an interior atrium from a pre-Hispanic ceremonial temple. (all photos courtesy Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú) Anthropomorphic forms, motifs of fishing nets and the Andes night sky, and renderings of coastal flora and fauna are...
John Everett Millais, “Ophelia” (1851-2) (image via Wikimedia Commons, PDM 1.0) A 19th-century artwork that has inspired artists from Surrealist Salvador Dalí to contemporary painter Ed Ruscha may be the influence behind the cover for Taylor Swift’s...
The south of France is known for its idyllic coastal climate, lush vineyards, and charming villages that date back to Roman times. But for now, the region wants you to think of Paul Cézanne, a Provence native son whose focus on the underlying geometrical shapes of...
The south of France is known for its idyllic coastal climate, lush vineyards, and charming villages that date back to Roman times. But for now, the region wants you to think of Paul Cézanne, a Provence native son whose focus on the underlying geometrical shapes of...
Teeming with vibrant colors and swooping patterns, the walls that surfaced at this past weekend’s 45th edition of the legendary East Harlem-based Graffiti Hall of Fame burst with creative energy. And for the first time ever, one entire section of the huge school...
In a Truth Social tirade on Tuesday, Donald Trump called the Smithsonian Institution, which his administration has sought to reshape to favor so-called American exceptionalism, “out of control.” The museum and research network, he said, focuses too heavily on “how bad...
Mickalene Thomas’s former fiancée and business partner has accused the contemporary artist of sexual harassment, nonpayment, and workplace retaliation in a lawsuit filed in New York State Supreme Court on August 8. Racquel Chevremont is seeking at least $10...