Contemporary Art
See Footage of a Thief Breaking Into a London Gallery and Stealing Banksy's Iconic 'Girl With Balloon'
Officials launched an investigation and recovered the $360,000 print less than a week after it vanished from Grove Gallery. Two men have been charged for the crime
Basquiat and Banksy Take Center Stage at the Hirshhorn
At an upcoming exhibition, the Smithsonian museum will display works by the two boundary-breaking artists for the first time
How the Hirshhorn Museum Went From Iconoclast to Icon
Celebrating 50 years of the modernist masterpiece that shocked critics—and helped turn Washington into an arts capital
Yayoi Kusama's Largest Permanent Public Sculpture Arrives in London
Stainless steel archways and reflective spheres stretch for more than 300 feet at Liverpool Street station
As Banksy's Animal Art Series Ends, Caretakers Grapple With How to Preserve His Murals
The street artist unveiled nine new pieces in London this month, and many have already been taken down or defaced
New Banksy Murals Appeared in London Every Day This Week. What Do They Mean?
The street artist has unveiled five animal-themed artworks, sparking debate about their intended message
Banksy Unveils Two New Animal Murals in Two Days
One piece features a goat perched on a ledge, while the other shows two elephants in windows
Why a New Portrait of Catherine, Princess of Wales, Is So Controversial
For the second time this month, a painting of a British royal is garnering backlash
Employee Quietly Sneaks His Own Painting Onto the Walls of a German Museum
After discovering the stunt, the Pinakothek der Moderne fired the staffer and reported the crime to the police
The Art World Is Reevaluating Andy Warhol and Jean-Michel Basquiat's Controversial Partnership
"Untitled," a highlight of the duo's collaboration in the 1980s, could fetch $18 million at auction
A Vincent van Gogh Self-Portrait Is at the Center of a New Exhibition on the 'Art of the Selfie'
The National Museum Cardiff is encouraging visitors to snap photos with the 1887 artwork, which is on view in Wales for the first time
See a Tapestry Commissioned to Celebrate the Paris Summer Olympics
Designed by artist Marjane Satrapi, the enormous triptych depicts athletes competing around the Eiffel Tower
A New Digital Archive Will Preserve Stunning Murals and Street Art in the U.K.
Art U.K. is aiming to digitize and compile images of an ephemeral form of art
A Lunar Lander Carrying Jeff Koons' Art Is Flying Toward the Moon
The spacecraft, which finally launched on February 15, is expected to touch down on February 22
Monumental Sculpture Reimagines 'The Last Supper' With Black Historical Figures
Tavares Strachan's "The First Supper" took four years to sculpt and is now on display at an exhibition in London
Why We're So Obsessed With Cute
A London exhibition explores how cute became such a powerful—and sometimes dangerous—cultural force
What the Color Purple Means to Oprah Winfrey
A new Shawn Michael Warren portrait of the legendary talk show host is now on view at the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery
New Exhibition Celebrates the Bond Between an Artist and Her Guide Dog
Artist Emilie Gossiaux has been working with a 13-year-old lab named London for a decade
When Keith Haring, Salvador Dalí and Jean-Michel Basquiat Created an Art Amusement Park
A resurrected version of Luna Luna, a fairground started by artist André Heller in 1987, opens in Los Angeles later this month
David Hockney Illuminates London's Battersea Power Station With Digital Christmas Trees
The celebrated 86-year-old designed the large-scale holiday displays using his iPad
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