Hans Holbein the Younger was known to have painted three portraits of the Dutch humanist philosopher and theologian Desiderius Erasmus in 1523, when they were both living in the Swiss city of Basel.

Art Industry News is a daily digest of the most consequential developments coming out of the art world and art market. Here’s what you need to know on this Friday, July 21. Climate Activists Attack ...

The images are huge and square and harrowing: a form, reminiscent of a face, engulfed in fiery red-and-yellow currents; a head emerging from a cape collared with glitchy feathers, from which a shape ...

Levine’s “Lightness of Being,” which depicts Queen Elizabeth II with her eyes closed in a delightfully serene pose, is often called an “accidental masterpiece” and dates back to 2008, when the artist ...

For those of you wondering if blood is thicker than ink, just ask artist Ted Lawson. The Brooklyn artist hooked himself up to a CNC machine to draw a self portrait using his own blood. For those of ...

Photographer Mathew Brady (c. 1823 –1896) may be best remembered today for his role in producing a remarkable visual record of the Civil War (1861–65). Yet he initially gained fame as a portrait ...

Grant Singer’s video for the Weeknd and Daft Punk’s “Starboy” came out back in September, and in case you forgot, there’s a brief moment around the 1:20 mark in which Abel Tesfaye strolls past a ...

When it comes to adding that finishing touch to a space, art is often a good place to start. It can anchor a room or simply fill in a gap when that extra pop of color is required. Surprisingly, you ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. CHICAGO — In Chicago’s Ravenswood ...

In her classic 1975 self-portrait, the lesbian photographer Joan E. Biren (or “JEB,” as she is more commonly known) tacitly shifts the meaning of a road sign. Smiling, with a glint in her eye, she ...