Château where Leonardo da Vinci died launches site dedicated to Italian genius
The château where Leonardo da Vinci spent the final years of his life has launched a kid-friendly, online portal.
Betsy Wyeth, widow and muse of Andrew Wyeth, dies at 98
CHADDS FORD, Pennsylvania—Betsy James Wyeth, the widow, business manager and muse of painter Andrew Wyeth, died Tuesday at age 98, according to the Brandywine River Museum of Art in Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania, which she helped found. She was a guiding force throughout her husband’s career, documenting and promoting his work and the legacy of a […]
WATCH: Guy creates functional camera lens using toy bricks
Anyone who’s ever built with Lego knows that you can make almost anything with their iconic peg-like bricks. Whether that’d be to recreate a famous automobile or to make cool-looking buildings, the sky is the limit when it comes to using this kind of toy. And photographer Mathieu Stern took this sentiment to heart when […]
Andy Warhol’s photographs to go under the hammer for COVID-19 relief fund
Christie’s will host an online-only auction in collaboration with the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, with bidding running from April 28 through May 6. “Andy Warhol: Better Days” will feature 60 photographs selected by Michael Dayton Hermann, director of licensing, marketing and sales at the Warhol Foundation, in coordination with Christie’s. Warhol produced […]
Feeling down? These online comic pages will turn that frown upside down
The internet may be a “double-edged sword” but one of the best things it has given us is the ability to share our works of art with people around the world. From pictures of their watercolor portraits to digital graphic posters, artists can now freely express themselves on a larger scale online. And among these […]
Potterhead couple impresses JK Rowling with ‘100 years of Hogwarts fashion’ videos
Back in 1997, people of all ages were introduced to the orphan boy named Harry Potter. Little did they know that this child from number four, Privet Drive, would become one of the world’s greatest and most beloved fictional wizards. Because of the character’s popularity, the Harry Potter franchise has spawned seven complete books, a […]
MoMa Design Store releases over 100 books from archives
Like all museums in New York City, the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) has closed its door until further notice in response to the spread of the novel coronavirus in the US. Although on lockdown, the cultural institution has now released dozens of rare books from the MoMA Publications archives. This special selection features publications on […]
Yayoi Kusama shares words of resilience amid COVID-19
The Japanese artist has released “a message to the whole world” in light of the global COVID-19 pandemic. The message takes the form of a poem released on the website of Victoria Miro gallery, where Kusama assures self-isolated audiences that “now is the time for people all over the world to stand up” to “fight […]
Luis Sepúlveda, Chilean writer, dies of coronavirus at 70
MADRID—Chilean writer Luis Sepúlveda, author of the novel “The Old Man Who Read Love Stories,” has died after a six-week battle with the new coronavirus. He was 70 years old. The Spanish regional government of Asturias, where Sepúlveda lived, confirmed his death Thursday. It gave no further details. Sepúlveda showed the first symptoms of infection […]