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Charlie Kirk Sculpture Now Sits Without Any Buyers
Artist Sergio Furnari created a six-foot bronze sculpture of Charlie Kirk, only to realize that there is no market for it.
Last week, it was reported that a life-sized statue of Charlie Kirk, late founder of TurningPointUSA, was set to…
US Returns Ancient Buddha Statues To Indonesia
Last week, New York returned two 8th-century bronze Buddha statues, stolen by dealer Douglas Latchford, to Indonesia.
A ceremony was held in New York on Wednesday to commemorate the return of the stolen artifacts by the US Attorney's…
Massimiliano Gioni Announced Director Of New Museum
Longtime associate Massimiliano Gioni will now lead New York-based New Museum, after Lisa Phillips stepped down.
The New Museum of Contemporary Art was founded in 1977 by Marcia Tucker. Like its name, its core value hinged on introducing…
Marlborough Gallery Space Sells For $7.5M
The former New York home of Marlborough Gallery has been sold for $7.5 million to Gazelli Art House.
Located on the 1st and 2nd towers of Chelsea Art Towers, the Marlborough Gallery spanned across 9,228-square-foot. Its 18-foot-tall…
The Night the Skeletons Began to Dance
Before animation became an industry, before the moving drawing entered the collective imagination of the twentieth century, there was an essential scene: a cemetery, the night, the wind, four skeletons rising from the ground and beginning…
National Gallery London Acquires Historic Angelica Kauffman Painting
The National Portrait Gallery in London has acquired an 18th-century painting by Angelica Kauffman, a first, and has it on display.
Titled 'Achilles discovered among the Daughters of Lycomedes' (1787–88), the painting is based on the…
Christie’s Old Masters Sale Makrs Success With $51.4M Revenue
The Old Masters auction at Christie's London on Tuesday ended favourably, as it fetched $51.4 million in sales.
The Old Masters Evening Sale offered 40 lots for sale. With a 90 percent sell-through rate, the auction managed to sell most…
Empire State Building Under Siege: Angela Nikolau’s Extreme Art Ends in Handcuffs
The New York Police Department did what was right: they arrested Angela Nikolau and her fiancé, Ivan Beerkus, following their daring climb of the Empire State Building. Angela herself is well aware that arrest is a calculated risk; this is…
New Messi Statue In Patagonia Finds Applause And Ridicule
The 80-foot statue of footballer Lionel Messi was first met with applause, until the images went viral for the wrong reasons.
The statue was unveiled in the town of Cutral Có, a small town in Argentina in the Patagonia region. It is…
Disney and Mickey Mouse, When Sound Brought the Drawing to Life
When does a character truly come to life? When someone draws it, when it first appears on screen, or when the audience begins to recognize it as something alive?
The Public Birth of Mickey Mouse
In the case of Mickey Mouse, the answer…