Banksy's New Artwork Comments On Our Frequent Use Of Mobile Devices — But He...
A new Banksy work has appeared on the artist's website, but the lack of details might prompt a treasure hunt among fans.Mere hours after he was suspected to have painted in Cheltenham, Banksy has...
View ArticleDAN LOEB: These Are All The Lies The Sotheby's Board Is Spreading About Me (BID)
Last week, Sotheby's released an investor presentation slamming activist investor Daniel Loeb and the two nominees for the board backed by his hedge fund Third Point LLC.In sum, the auction house said...
View Article19 New Works Of Art That Have The World Buzzing
A great piece of art can get the world talking, and create a lasting impression that people continue to buzz about for years to come.We asked art experts, like the folks from Artsy, to select the most...
View ArticleAn Artist Has Done Something Incredible With Legos
<div>Please enable Javascript to watch this video</div> Nathan Sawaya used to be a lawyer, and now he spends all his time with Legos.Sawaya travels the world showing off...
View ArticleBillionaire's Son Busted In Gambling Ring Asks To Teach Art To Homeless...
Helly Nahmad says that as a little boy his billionaire dad instilled him with two great loves — gambling and art.The insatiable appetite Nahmad developed for gambling, he says, led to his running an...
View ArticleWe Never Realized Packing Peanuts Could Be So Beautiful
An artist named Zimoun, famous for using everyday materials to create hypnotic soundscapes, has taken regular packing peanuts to a whole new level.At the Art Museum of Lugano in Switzerland, Zimoun's...
View ArticleAn Artist Created Luxury Packaging For Everyday Items
San Francisco's Museum of Craft and Design is debuting a new exhibit by Peddy Mergui that displays luxury branding covering everyday food items.In 'Wheat is Wheat is Wheat,' Mergui portrays dressed-up...
View ArticleTake A Look At Microsoft Co-Founder Paul Allen's Incredible Collection Of...
Forty European and American landscapes from the art collection of Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen will soon go on display at two art museums in the Pacific Northwest.The exhibit, called "Seeing Nature:...
View ArticleNew Artwork By Andy Warhol Discovered On 30-Year-Old Floppy Disks
Andy Warhol, the pop artist of soup can and Brillo pad fame, is back in the news after a team of artists, computer experts, and museum professionals discovered a dozen new works by the artist that have...
View ArticleThe Beginner's Guide To Starting An Art Collection
This article originally appeared at GQ.com. Check out GQ's How To Index for the best men's style, grooming, and lifestyle tips.If the art world feels like a cold, intimidating, and often very closed...
View ArticleThese Are The Ceramic Action Figures For The Heroes Of The Internet
The Internet Archive, which is based in the Richmond District in San Francisco, is a nonprofit organization that provides permanent storage and free access to music, websites, moving images and...
View ArticleThese Cities Have Turned Old Infrastructure Into Cool Public Spaces
Many obsolete industrial areas are having their urban infrastructure adapted from a place of work into a place of play.The best known of these projects is New York City’s High Line — a section of...
View ArticleGoldman Sachs Gave Steve Cohen A Loan That's Backed By His Incredible Art...
Billionaire hedge fund manager Steven A. Cohen, who reportedly took home $2.4 billion in compensation last year, got a personal loan from Goldman Sachs earlier this year that was backed by his art...
View ArticleChristie's Is Using YouTube And Instagram To Advertise For Its Next Big Art...
Christie's has a storied history of blockbuster art sales that date all the way back to the 18th century. But the auction house is taking a decidedly different direction with "If I Live I'll See You...
View ArticleCartoons Take Over Paris In These Amazing Drawings
When you're surrounded by buildings on all sides, what do you see? In his SkyArt series, French artist Lamadieu Thomas gives us his answer. He takes claustrophobia-inducing photographs of urban...
View ArticleHere's How You Get People To Dance Without Teaching Them A Single Dance Move
Artist William Forsythe has figured out how to solve one of the most awkward situations that most everyone has experienced at some point: getting someone up to dance. At the annual Brighton Festival,...
View ArticleBIGGEST ART AUCTION EVER
A sale of post-war and contemporary art at Christie's in New York has generated sales of $744m (the highest total in art auction history, according to the auction house), with many pieces smashing...
View ArticleEven Steve Cohen Has To Show His Tickets To Get Into Christie's For An Art...
Billionaire hedge fund manager Steve Cohen was spotted at Christie's on Tuesday evening at a post-war contemporary art auction.A spy saw Cohen wearing a plain black jacket, slacks and thick sole...
View ArticleSteve Wynn Just Bought A Giant Steel Sculpture Of 'Popeye' For $28 Million...
Would you pay $28 million for this one-ton steel sculpture of Popeye?If you're Steve Wynn, the answer appears to be, why not. The casino magnate was the lone bidder for the 2009 Jeff Koons piece in a...
View ArticleThis Street Art Animation Is Completely Mesmerizing
If you were to pass British artist INSA's street art in your local neighborhood, you wouldn't think there was anything especially remarkable about it. However, the internet sees things differently. In...
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