Los Angeles artists mourn as their studios and artworks go up in smoke
Artists who lived and worked in Altadena and the Pacific Palisades are worrying about irreplaceable works, and their livelihoods.
Museum calls off Kehinde Wiley show, citing assault allegations
The Minneapolis Institute of Art said it would not move forward with a show after the artist was accused of sexual misconduct, which he has...
Paul G. Allen’s art at Christie’s tops $1.5 billion, cracking records
The collection of Microsoft co-founder Paul G. Allen hit the $1 billion mark at Christie’s New York on Wednesday night, making it the biggest sale...
Peek inside Paul Allen's treasure chest of artworks VIEW
The artworks that Christie's is auctioning show not only that Allen scored some obvious blockbusters, like a Klimt, which is estimated to sell for more...
Paul Allen collected art. A lot of art. Here’s what is going up for sale
The sale is expected to be the biggest in history for a private collection. The Microsoft co-founder’s impressive cache ranges from Claude Monet to David...
Warhol’s ‘Marilyn’ sells for $195 million, shattering auction record for an American artist
Maybe the image is not racy, like the one of Marilyn Monroe with her dress flying up in the movie “The Seven Year Itch,” but...
Pritzker Prize goes to architect from West Africa
A devotion to lifting up the community he came from helped Francis Kéré, 56, earn the Pritzker Prize, architecture’s highest honor, which was announced Tuesday.
Art Institute of Chicago wanted to make docent program more inclusive, end corps of volunteers. Backlash was swift
The museum has been trying to forge closer ties with the racially and economically diverse city it serves. Officials decided that one area in need...
Chuck Close, artist of outsized reality, dies at 81 VIEW
Chuck Close, who rose to prominence in the 1970s and ’80s with colossal photorealist portraits of himself, family members and fellow artists, but who late...