Installation view: “Nothing Still About Still Lifes” at the Deji Art Museum in Nanjing, China. Courtesy of the Deji Art Museum Welcome to One Fine Show, where Observer…
Read more One Fine Show: “Nothing Still About Still Lifes” at the Deji Art MuseumMorgan Buck, We’re the Only Winners, 2025. Acrylic on canvas, 20 x 31 inches. Photo: Mario Gallucci; Courtesy the artist and ILY2 These days, Morgan Buck doesn’t make…
Read more Morgan Buck Sees A.I. as a Rare Chance to Reimagine CreativityTransitions (2012) by Joan Semmel at the Jewish Museum in New York. Photo: Fred Voon for Observer In 1973, when no gallery in New York would show her…
Read more At 93, Joan Semmel Continues to Assert the Female GazeDORAL, Fla. — When Fernando Dávila was 8 years old in Colombia, he failed a drawing class because he painted donkeys red. There was a reason for that:…
Read more From red donkeys to vibrant art: Colorblind painter’s colorful journeyJoseph Wright of Derby, An Experiment on a Bird in the Air Pump, 1768. The National Gallery Photographic Department A white cockatoo is on the verge of death…
Read more Joseph Wright of Derby’s Theater of Enlightenment at London’s National GalleryThe painting that introduced “Star Wars” to the world nearly 50 years ago — and was reproduced in an iconic movie poster — sold at auction on Wednesday…
Read more Painting that introduced ‘Star Wars’ to the world fetches $3.9M at auctionGretchen Andrew at work. Courtesy Gretchen Andrew There is a direct line between lip fillers and the techno-apocalypse, and Gretchen Andrew draws that line with her latest Universal…
Read more The Algorithm Thinks You’re Ugly: An Interview With Artist Gretchen Andrew“Eva Helene Pade: Søgelys” is at Thaddaeus Ropac in London through December 20, 2025. Courtesy Thaddaeus Ropac gallery, London · Paris · Salzburg · Milan · Seoul .…
Read more Don’t Miss: Eva Helene Pade’s Choreography of Color and Desire at Thaddaeus RopacDevin B. Johnson, Crossing, 2025. Oil on linen, 80 x 90 x 2 in. Courtesy of the artist and Nicodim gallery Devin B. Johnson’s paintings emerge on the…
Read more Devin B. Johnson Paints the Space Between Memory and MotionIzumi Kato, Untitled, 2025. Oil on canvas, 191.5 x 194.5 cm./75 3/8 x 76 9/16 in. Photo: Ringo Cheung ©2025 Izumi Kato, courtesy of the artist and Perrotin…
Read more Izumi Kato’s Hybrid Totemic Forms Trace Possible Paths of Ecological SurvivalSANTA FE, N.M. — SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — An auction house plans to sell off a variety of actor Gene Hackman’s possessions in November, including Golden Globe…
Read more Auction house to sell Gene Hackman’s Golden GlobesIn a brazen, seven-minute strike, thieves used a basket lift to reach the Louvre on Sunday morning and, as tourists were already inside, forced a window, smashed display…
Read more Thieves strike Louvre in daring jewel heistLos Angeles artist Eamon Ore-Giron with his sprawling panoramic piece, Tomorrow’s Monsoon. Courtesy of James Cohan Gallery When I visited Eamon Ore-Giron’s Talking Shit with Amaru, currently on…
Read more Repeating Patterns: How Artist Eamon Ore-Giron Is Keeping Ancient Deities AliveRachel Ruysch, Posy of Flowers with a Beetle on a Stone Ledge, 1741. Oil on canvas. Courtesy the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Craving ever new varieties in…
Read more Rachel Ruysch’s Tirade of Beauty at Boston’s MFAThis undated image shows artist Bob Ross, host of the series “The Joy of Painting.” (Bob Ross Inc. via AP) LOS ANGELES (AP)…
Read more Bob Ross Paintings To Be Auctioned To Support Public TV Stations After Federal Funding Cuts – KXLChrist has risen from the basement of the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced that a long-cherished painting of “Christ on the Water” has been…
Read more Jesus Painting Resurrected At Merchant Marine AcademyLONDON — LONDON (AP) — Frida Kahlo’s face is one of the best known in art, thanks to her bold and challenging self-portraits. A lesser-seen self-depiction by the…
Read more Frida Kahlo portrait could sell for $60 million and shatter records at Sotheby’sTonight, the Dallas Museum of Art will open its doors after hours for a special “Late Night At The Museum” event. Set to be held from 7 to…
Read more Tonight: Late Night at the Dallas Museum of ArtCredit where credit is due. ArtButMakeItSports has cracked the code. The account’s creator LJ Rader has found success beyond just going viral. He has built an audience, and…
Read more ArtButMakeItSports Continues to Create Epic Content for Jocks and Nerds AlikeLONDON — Britain’s National Gallery announced Tuesday that it will use a whopping 375 million pounds ($510 million) in donations to open a new wing that, for the…
Read more UK’s National Gallery will use $500 million in donations for a new wing and expanded collection