Trompe-L’œil Paintings by Jason Limon Reveal a Hidden Skeletal World — Colossal
If you were to rip open a tattered matchbox, what might you find hidden in its confines? And…
Cocoa Plantations Set the Scene for Divine Events in Marc Padeu’s ‘Memento Vivere’ — Colossal
“It’s not that we have a short time to live, but that we waste much of it,” wrote…
The battle over Frida Kahlo: Activists sue to keep her art from leaving Mexico
MEXICO CITY — Many soccer aficionados in town for the World Cup took time out for a change-of-pace culture fix:…
Helena Minginowicz Transforms Humble Paper Towel into Ethereal Paintings — Colossal
“Civilizations are remembered through their monuments, but understood through the things they throw away,” says artist Helena Minginowicz,…
Andrew Salgado’s Gestural Still Lifes Pulse with Energy — Colossal
A largely figurative painter with a penchant for literary citation, Andrew Salgado turns his attention to the still…
The Longtail of Incarceration Unfolds in Gil Batle’s Surreal Narratives — Colossal
The lively flora and fauna of a tiny Filipino island commingle with harrowing memories of California prisons in…
A Streetside Painting Salvaged for its Frame Returned After Honest Man Realized its Enormous Value
A man from Murcia in Spain couldn’t believe his luck when a gallery told him the painting he…
Veks Van Hillik Suspends Fish, Insects, and Other Objects in Surreal Murals — Colossal
In Dutch Golden Age still-life painting, it’s not uncommon to be treated to tables laden with flowers and…
€12 Million Portrait of Picasso’s ‘Golden Muse’ Recovered from Thieves After Paris Theft
Guests at the Museo Picasso in Malaga – credit, Holger Uwe Schmitt via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.…
Man Picks Up Abandoned Painting Worth $170K
A pricey Spanish painting’s brief life as curbside trash has come to an end. Police say a…
Scientists Recover Ancient Human DNA from Cave Walls
For the first time, researchers have extracted ancient human DNA directly from the walls of a cave. Although…
Artworks at Los Angeles museums that question American identity
The Autry’s current exhibition, “Life, Liberty, and Los Angeles” is an excellent show that takes a deep regional…