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ANSWERS: Million-Dollar Masterpiece Or Child's Art Project?
Here's some additional information about the answers to our quiz: Million-Dollar Masterpiece Or Child's Art Project?1. Jean-Michel Basquiat's "Ribs Ribs" sold for $5.16 million at a Christie's auction...
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10 Billionaires Who Spend A Ton Of Money On Art
Most billionaires own art: The average billionaire holds $31 million — or .5% of their net worth — in art, according to Wealth-X, a wealth intelligence firm. But the world's top billionaire art...
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Controversial Artist Damien Hirst Finally Reveals How Many Spot Paintings...
Controversial artist Damien Hirst has flooded the art market with nearly 1,400 of the same painting.Well, virtually the same — Hirst's famous multi-colored "spot" paintings have dots ranging from the...
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People Are Furious With Damien Hirst For Not Making His Own Art
There are nearly 1,400 of Damien Hirst's "spot" paintings in existence.The artist has only painted around 25 of them himself.So who made the other 1,340 or so paintings, which regularly sell for tens...
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The 5 Worst Damien Hirst Spot Paintings Of All Time
Damien Hirst's spot paintings are not all the same.Sure, colorful spots on 1,365 canvases may start to sound repetitive, but don't worry! They're all totally original.Each work in the series has spots...
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The Cover Art For Justin Timberlake's New Single Is Really Terrible
Like Kanye West (says of himself), actor/singer/designer Justin Timberlake has been known as a trendsetter in the music world.But the cover art for his latest single "Tunnel Vision" is leaving fans...
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Bushwick Artists Are Dismayed By An Influx Of 'Street Art' Tours
BUSHWICK — First comes the graffiti, then comes the...tourism.A recent explosion of tour groups and tourism companies visiting Bushwick's street art hubs has commercialized the creative scene and...
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James Franco Created Tons Of Art Featured In His New Movie 'This Is The End'
James Franco is reuniting with his pals Seth Rogen and Jason Segel among many others in apocalypse comedy "This is the End" out this weekend. In the film, you'll see a lot of artwork of the actors...
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An Art Exhibit In NYC Lets You Walk Through Rain Without Getting Wet
"What do you do with a rain room?"That simple yet intriguing question was one of the driving factors behind London-based artists rAndom International—founded by Stuart Wood, Florian Ortkrass, and...
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27 Brilliant Paintings My Mother Made On Her iPad
I recently went down to Washington DC to visit my mother, Debra, who lives in the nearby suburbs.Professionally, she's in linguistics, and involved with training people to go overseas.But as long as...
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A Cricket And An Algorithm Drew This Picture
How does a cricket become an artist? Try placing it in one of Harvey Moon's drawing machines where its movements will be tracked by a camera and turned into original works of art. Bugs Draw For Me,...
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This Creepy Art Project Dies A Little Every Time It's 'Liked' On Facebook
Jean Baudrillard, the French philosopher whose ideas inspired The Matrix, didn't live long enough to sign up for a Facebook account.It's a shame. As somebody who wrote about reality and simulations, he...
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END OF AN ERA: The Met Will No Longer Give Out Metal Tokens For Admission
The tiny metal pins used as admission tickets at The Metropolitan Museum of Art are officially no more.According to The New York Times, the small, colorful tin tokens have become too expensive, and the...
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This Artist Co-Op Is Transforming Abandoned Atlanta Neighborhoods Into Prime...
Startup Dashboard Co-op has changed the face of the historic east Atlanta neighborhood called Edgewood Avenue from just plain old back to gold. Edgewood Ave had once been a thriving community until its...
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There's A 7-Hour Wait For MoMA's 'Rain Room' Exhibit Because A Blogger Got...
The wait for the Museum of Modern Art's new installation "Rain Room" is currently seven to eight hours long, all because a blog mistakenly wrote that today was the last day of the exhibit.Spoiler: It's...
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It's Pretty Incredible What Instagram Videographers Have Pulled Off In Just A...
Instagram recently rolled out its new video feature, which offers users the chance the create short films up to 15 seconds long.Even though it has only been a few weeks, users are already testing the...
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11 Crazy Photos From The World Bodypainting Festival In Austria
Over 29,000 bodypaint enthusiasts gathered in Austria last weekend for the 16th annual World Bodypainting Festival.Artists and models from 45 countries, including India, Kazakhstan and the Philippines,...
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Art Appraisers Are Totally Unimpressed With Bernie Madoff's Art Collection
No Picassos will adorn Bernie Madoff's prison cell walls.And high-end collectors eager to get ahold of the $17 billion Ponzi schemer's art — out of spite or otherwise — can bid on his 61 piece...
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10 Unusual Ways People Are Using Snapchat
Snapchat, the service that lets users send photos and videos that automatically delete themselves 10 seconds after a recipient opens them, is a surprisingly versatile tool for people willing to get a...
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The Returns On Art Are Less Than We Thought
It’s commonly believed that few assets hold their value better than art. After all, if hedge fund managers are filling their houses with art then it must be a smart thing to invest in, right? Not so...
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