Paolo Di Paolo, a photographer who captured the bucolic romance of post-war Italy and intimate images of stars like Sofia Loren, died last month. He was 98 years old. self-taught …
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Henry VIII left marks in the margins of his prayer book that reveal his ‘anxiety and uncertainty’, new research finds
Henry VIII lives on in the history books as a ruthless king with a cantankerous temper. But a less confident man emerges in the margins of his own prayer books. …
Startling Museum Exhibit Explores the Main Role Seaweed – Yes, Algae – Plays in Classic Works of Art and Design
The shelves are filled with books that dive deep into the history of a single supposedly overlooked subject, often making sweeping claims about how they shaped history: salt. Corpses. Cod. …
Artist Bernar Venet has installed four monumental mathematical sculptures in an outdoor exhibition in Mayfair’s Grosvenor Square this summer
Every month hundreds of galleries add newly available works by thousands of artists to the Artnet gallery network – and every week we shine the spotlight on an artist or …
Discover Natalie Frank’s busy new works filled with women taming lions, long-lost loves and tumultuous dreams
Natalie Frank was never confined to the white cube. That’s especially true now for the 43-year-old artist who, in addition to opening a new exhibition of work at the Miles …
After its botched Action Bronson show, the Rockaway hotel hopes guests will still come back for its art exhibits and programming
A highly anticipated event at New York’s art world getaway, the Rockaway Hotel went wrong over the weekend as fans eagerly awaited an Action Bronson set. When the Queens-born rapper …
Gnarled old tooth found in museum cabinet may hold key to understanding ancient hippo relative
A single tooth hidden in a cupboard in the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History in Washington, DC, revealed new information about Desmostylus, an extinct species of marine mammal with …
UK immigration secretary ordered removal of cartoon murals at asylum center to avoid ‘a feeling of welcome’
When the British immigration minister Robert Jenrick visited an asylum center in Kent, he allegedly took issue with the cheerful murals of cartoon characters in the reception area and ordered …
Kehinde Wiley’s esteemed artist residency, Black Rock Senegal, welcomes a new class of 16 artist-scholars. Meet them here
Black Rock Senegal, the West African residency program launched in 2019 by Kehinde Wiley, has announced its next generation of fellows. The group includes 16 artists of different practices from …
One of the earliest inventors of photography had an ingenious trick to keep his images from developing too much, researchers say
A photography pioneer may have used urine to create his historic images. This was one of the revelations that a group of conservation experts from Brazil, Portugal and the United …