Celebrity Life
Rembrandt Sells to France and Netherlands for $175m
The Louvre and the Rijksmuseum have come together to buy two large Rembrandt portraits for 160 million euros ($175 million) from the Rothschild family.
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Profile: Sculptor Stefano Bombardieri
Size matters in art. Italian sculptor Stefano Bombardieri dreams big - he also dreams of big things - and way outside the box.
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Delicate Beings: The Art of Yigal Ozeri
Kato Art Duo in Singapore presents 'Delicate Beings', a series of hyperrealism paintings by New York-based Israeli artist Yigal Ozeri.
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Russians Throng Valentin Serov Art Exhibition
News reports say a top Russian museum struggled to control record crowds last week as thousands rushed to see a 19th-century art exhibition.
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Singapore Contemporary Art Show 2016
The Singapore Contemporary Art Show (SCAS) runs from January 21-24, playing host to a cornucopia of artwork from Singapore, Asia, Australia and Europe.
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Profile: JR, the People’s Artist
Known for his black-and-white portrait photo installations, influential French photographer-poster artist-activist JR is what we call the people’s artist.
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Interview: John “Crash” Matos
From the streets to museums, this post-graffiti artist from the Bronx, New York is bridging the gap between the underground and the mainstream.
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Metaforms: Indonesian Artist Handiwirman Saputra
Our friends at Art Republik look at the works of Indonesian artist Handiwirman Saputra from a different approach.
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American artist Ellsworth Kelly dies at 92
The American artist, known for hard-edge paintings, simplicity of form in sculpture and brightly colored abstract designs in his printmaking, has died at 92.
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Sculptor Discusses Underwater Museum in TED video
The nonprofit organization TED has released a TED Talk broadcast with artist Jason deCaires Taylor talking about his underwater museums.
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Kinetic Sculpture: Menagerie des Miroirs
Ahead of the much-awaited sixth anniversary of Le Cabinet de Curiosites exhibition, designer Christopher Jenner has revealed what he plans to present.
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Contempo Chinese Art at Fondation Louis Vuitton
Anyone who has paid even passing attention to art auctions in the last 10 years cannot have escaped the power of contemporary Chinese art. It is surprising to us then to hear that the upcoming exhibition at the Fondation Louis Vuitton in January is the first time an entire exhibition has been devoted to contemporary […]
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