Art News

Part two of the inaugural episode of the ArtCurious Podcast explores the world's most famous work of art: Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa. It is iconic, incredible, and unforgettable-- but is the work on view in Paris's Louvre Museum today the real deal?

What is video art? How is it any different from all the other moving pictures that are apparently not-art? Let's explore its history and present.

An art dealer in the Hague recently made a once in a lifetime discovery—an original work by the master of Flemish Baroque Peter Paul Rubens.

The biggest factor in the price of art often isn't quality or effort–it's branding. But when a new artist steps into the art market, he or she has no reputation–no branding. That's where art dealers come in. They promote, educate, and help artists to gain fame and success.

Created in response to the destruction of important cultural sites in the Middle East and Africa, a new foundation is funding projects that preserve humanity’s invaluable ancient monuments. The International alliance for the protection of heritage in conflict areas, or ALIPH, aims to support prevention, protection and restoration projects around the world.

Buckle your seatbelts because the Art History Babes are amped on Anselm Kiefer. We’re joined by artist, friend, fellow Kiefer fan girl, and all around quality human Faith Sponsler to discuss the complex and weighty work of this post WWII German Neo-expressionist.

An exhibition opening this week celebrates one of “Bill’s” life-long passions: his collection of fakes and forgeries, which he assembled over nearly five decades.

Serena Altschul talks with Golden Globe-nominated actor Willem Dafoe and director Julian Schnabel about their entrancing new film about Vincent van Gogh, "At Eternity's Gate," which offers a fresh perspective on the almost-mythical artist, focusing on what he created rather than the madness which consumed him.

Ant Farm's satirical media event Media Burn (1975) parodied the conventions of a media spectacle. A fictional politician, the "Artist President," introduced the main event: a sculptural, transformed car crashing through a pyramid of television sets. Real local news channels covered the story, which went national.

The study concluded that “There is no doubt about the existence of the Mona Lisa effect—it just does not occur with Mona Lisa herself.”