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Is the Kim Jong Un Statue Real? The Viral Image Is AI, but North Korea Did Unveil One This Year
The bulging-eyed Kim Jong Un bust going viral was made with AI. The real first statue of the North Korean leader, shown on state TV in February, looks very different.
Picasso Heirs Trigger French Fraud Investigation Over Silver Plates and Gold Medallions
A court in Aix-en-Provence has opened an investigation after Picasso’s heirs alleged that unauthorised silver and gold pieces made from his designs were sold for millions.
The $1 Million Harry Bertoia Sculpture Found in a Mall Basement, and the Questions Over Its…
Lost for decades in a Michigan mall basement, a 1970 Harry Bertoia sculpture was restored and bought by General Motors for a reported $1 million. Now its restoration is under question.
A Box in a Dutch Attic Held Stolen National Treasures, Including the Logbook of Admiral de Ruyter
Documents stolen from the Dutch National Archives in 2015, including the VOC’s 1602 founding report and Michiel de Ruyter’s logbook, turned up in an attic and were returned by art detective Arthur Brand.
Met Gala 2027 Theme Revealed: “extraORDINARY: Fashion and the Poetics of the Everyday”
The Met has announced the 2027 Met Gala theme after its John Galliano exhibition was cancelled. The gala takes place on May 3, 2027.
Van Gogh’s “Châtaigniers en fleurs” Could Smash His Auction Record at Sotheby’s This Month
A van Gogh painted weeks before the artist’s death, unseen in public for decades, is expected to fetch around $180 million at Sotheby’s New York on November 18.
From $4 to $191,000: Thrift Store and Yard Sale Finds That Turned Out to Be Real Treasures
An N.C. Wyeth bought for $4, a Ming bowl found at a $35 yard sale, a Roman bust from Goodwill: the thrift-store art finds that held up, and how to spot one.
Portrait Artist of the Year 2026: Every Celebrity Sitter, the New Judges and the Heat Winners So Far
Rylan Clark, Alison Balsom and Jamie Lloyd sat for episode five of Sky Arts’ Portrait Artist of the Year. Here are the heat winners, the remaining sitters and the new judging panel.
Rick Lowe, the Artist Behind Project Row Houses, Turns Data on Black Progress Into Art
Featured on CBS Sunday Morning, Rick Lowe’s largest U.S. museum show, Black Wall Street Journey, is at the University of Michigan Museum of Art until January 24, 2027.
The Lady of Shalott: The Story Behind Waterhouse’s Most Famous Painting
What John William Waterhouse’s 1888 painting at Tate Britain shows, the Tennyson poem behind it, the details to look for, and his two other versions of the subject.