The Hottest Places To Party (And See Art) At Art Basel Miami Beach
Art Basel begins on Thursday, and that means that Miami will transform into one big art-fest.Artists, gallerists, celebrities, and fashionistas will descend on the city to see edgy art exhibitions,...
View ArticleMary-Kate & Ashley Olsen Are Selling $55K Backpacks Covered In Prescription...
Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen have come a long way since their tween clothing line for Walmart.The 26-year-old former TV star twins and current heads of a billion dollar empire, have just unveiled their...
View ArticleCheck Out Some Awesome Art From The Woman Who Met Jay-Z On The Train
Everyone wants to know more about Ellen Grossman, the woman Jay-Z spoke with during his subway adventure in October.In the video that's going viral, Grossman asked Jay-Z what he did for a living, but...
View ArticleCave Drawings Of Animals Are Surprisingly Accurate
They may not have understood why, but cavemen were really good at drawing animals, new research suggests. Better than us modern humans are today.By analyzing 1000 prehistoric and modern art depictions...
View ArticleBillionaire Steve Cohen Absent From This Year's Art Basel
Prolific art collector Steven A. Cohen, the billionaire founder of $14 billion SAC Capital Advisors, is absent from this year's Art Basel, the New York Times' David Segal reports. Cohen, a passionate...
View ArticleChristopher Tolkien Laments The 'Evisceration' Of His Father's Work
What follows is the first ever press interview of Christopher Tolkien, the official executor of J.R.R. Tolkien's estate, and the interpreter of his father's unpublished works. This original article and...
View ArticleThis Luxury Brand Is Mass Producing Objects That Don't Work
A cheese grater without any holes, a tennis racket with two heads and a golf club twisted into a loop are some of the items on sale at the surreal Erratum boutique, which opens at the Paradise Row...
View ArticleShanghai Is Finally Becoming A Serious City For Art
All eyes in the art world are currently turned towards Shanghai, where two major art museums have opened within the past month—and many more are on the way.China's most populous city has been...
View ArticleThe City Of Zurich Admits To Losing 5,000 Works Of Art
Switzerland's largest city Zurich acknowledged Monday it had lost trace of 5,176 works of art, including an original painting by Swiss-born architect Le Corbusier.The city had carried out its first...
View ArticleHere's What Jay-Z, Beyoncé & Other Celebs Bought At Art Basel, Boosting Sales...
While most celebrities showed up at Art Basel in Miami Beach to party their faces off, some of them actually made it to the convention center and surrounding satellite fairs to see what the weekend is...
View Article10 NYC Bars Where You Can Admire Famous Art While You Drink
This post originally appeared at Untapped Cities.At Untapped New York, we’re dedicated to bringing you the best of New York’s cultural life and nightlife.Previously, we shared our picks for the best...
View ArticleThe Most Outrageous Works We Saw At Art Basel Miami Beach
This year's Art Basel Miami Beach brought the world's best artists and galleries to the sunshine state for a five-day art fair showcasing established and upcoming talent.While the convention center was...
View ArticleThe Big Art Trend We Noticed At This Year's Art Basel Miami Beach
After days of perusing the art at the Miami Convention Center and satellite fairs surrounding Art Basel, there was one major trend we couldn't ignore: words.Words in lights, words in cages, words...
View ArticlePeek Inside The Abandoned Bank Of Manhattan That's Being Taken Over By Artists
This post originally appeared at Untapped Cities.Urban explorers, architecture buffs and art lovers alike will relish this opportunity to fully explore the former Bank of Manhattan in Long Island...
View ArticleA Photographer Takes Us Through The Labyrinth Of Art Basel Miami
The most buzzed-about event in the art world — Art Basel Miami Beach — wrapped up Sunday after five design-filled, party-filled days and nights.Photographer Nick Vlcek was on hand to capture the action...
View ArticleThe World's Richest Living Artist Has Split With His Longtime Gallery
They are two of the wealthiest and most powerful men in the international art world so the rumour mill went into overdrive on Friday after it was revealed that Damien Hirst is to part company with his...
View ArticleMan Who Had A Ridiculous Excuse For Defacing A Rothko Masterpiece Gets 2...
A Polish man was jailed for two years in Britain on Thursday for defacing a mural by US artist Mark Rothko at London's Tate Modern gallery.Wlodzimierz Umaniec, 26, on October 7 scrawled his name on...
View ArticleA Private Equity Wunderkind's Start-Up Is Infiltrating The NYC Art World
Nahema Mehta isn't interested in disrupting the art world, she's set on actively conquering it from within — and her plan is working.Mehta is the founder of start-up Art Remba, a web-based club that...
View ArticleLate Artist Thomas Kinkade's Wife And Girlfriend Have Settled Their Dispute...
$66M Thomas Kinkade estate dispute between widow and girlfriend quietly settledSAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Thomas Kinkade's widow and girlfriend have reached a settlement after a dispute over the late...
View ArticleCheck Out These Futuristic Shoes That Appear To Bleed
We thought we saw the most terrifying shoes back in October when a model walked in these backwards high heels, but artist Benjamin John Hall's futuristic shoes are even crazier.Hall created a series of...
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