David Byrne will always be most widely known as the co-founder and frontman of Talking Heads. That may count among the greatest possible achievements for any artist — to the minds of many an Open Culture reader, at least — but it must occasionally frustrate the man himself.
Photographer Steve McCurry has an exhibition at Leica Gallery New York showcasing works from earlier in his career and a new body of work.
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Six masterpieces lost to history—from Van Gogh to Rembrandt—surviving only in fragments, photographs, and archival records.
The books and movies—Ocean's 8, The Mastermind, Topkapi, How to Steal a Million, Inside, Artifact—all offer mixed messages.
Give what you can for stunning wall art and support world-changing charity organizations. All artwork are printed on premium matte artist grade paper – with gallery approved quality and outstanding vibrant colors.
Many connoisseurs of architecture are enthralled by the modernist philosophy of Le Corbusier, Frank Lloyd Wright, and I M Pei, who shared a belief that form follows function, or, as Wright had it, that form and function are one.
Real album covers that are so bad they're funny
We've featured Ghanian movie posters a few times here at Neatorama. They are hand painted, have little to do with the movie, and are often quite lurid. There were born from a homegrown business of showing films in villages that had no electricity and hiring local artists to…
Van Gogh spent over two years in the south of France, capturing the character of the region through numerous paintings of cypresses and olive trees.
Art authentication is a complex process meant to verify and understand the origin of an artwork. The three main tools are connoisseurship, technical analysis, and provenance research.
Episode 17 is about carving a new sculpture tradition.
Anonymity has become part of a lucrative brand for the artist Banksy, but records we unearthed prove his true identity and show the new name he used to travel to Ukraine.
Jussi Pylkannen, one of the most revered auctioneers of his generation, breaks down what bidders need to know about reading between the lines at auction.
Auction estimates reflect sellers, not the market
Be wary of how competition creates optimism
For 20 years, Dutch art detective Arthur Brand has acted as an intermediary between the police and people who know where stolen artwork might be hiding. He says patience and trust are everything.
Darius Puia is a digital artist based in Germany who creates hyper‑detailed cyberpunk, sci‑fi and surreal worlds, often combining 3D and 2D to build futuristic cityscapes, dystopian architectures and enigmatic objects like torus portals. His work is driven by a love of intricate…
Imagine you could talk to Hieronymus Bosch, the authors of the Book of Revelation, or of the Voynich Manuscript—a bizarre 15th century text written in an uncrackable code; that you could solve centuries-old mysteries by asking them, “what were you thinking?” You might be…
This piece is print #4 in our Road Trip Attractions Series - a collection inspired by the interesting and quirky establishments you'll see billboards for on a road trip out west. This print is the billboard for the House of Weird - A Museum of Oddities & Unexplainables. We'd…
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I was sixteen when my mother gifted me a painting by Ernie Barnes. I’d seen one Barnes painting at that point on the cover of Marvin Gaye’s 1976 album, I Want You, on the brown carpeted floor of my Auntie Sue’s apartment. Then I saw it five days a week for at least a decade…
Mysterious late-night visits, an undercover hunt for Hitler's horses, and a Picasso on the couch are business as usual for the Dutch sleuth.
The 'Social Register' was a who’s who of America’s rich and powerful—the heirs of robber barons, scions of political dynasties, and descendants of 'Mayflower' passengers. It was also the perfect hit list for the country’s hardest-working art thief.
The long read: Between 2022 and 2023, as many as 170 rare and valuable editions of Russian classics were stolen from libraries across Europe. Were the thieves merely low-level opportunists, or were bigger forces at work?
What is Lapis Lazuli? What are its origins? How has it persisted throughout the history of art?
Famous Fantastic Mysteries was a U.S. pulp magazine that specialized in reprinting classic tales of science fiction, fantasy, and adventure. It debuted in 1939 under the Munsey Company, already known for popular titles like Argosy, and quickly gained a devoted audience. The…
Chris Ware on the New Yorker artist, who contributed dozens of covers about the wealthy Peabody family and their housemaid, Fay.
Patrick Drahi made a fortune through debt-fuelled telecommunications companies, Sam Knight writes. Now he’s bringing his methods to the art market.
The snail may leave a trail of slime behind him, but a little slime will do a man no harm... whilst if you dance with dragons, you must expect to burn. - George R. R. Martin, The Mystery Knight As any Game of Thrones fan knows, being a knight has its downsides.
A common source of confusion that I experience when posting my artwork on social media is: _why?_ Why use a plotter when you could use a printer? It's slower. Less exact. More expensive. It fails, far too often. Inkjet printers became ubiquitous in the 1980s because they solved…
Storing an art collection properly is crucial for protecting and preserving the value of your artworks.
Keep your art safe by using professional art shippers, climate-controlled storage, and the right insurance to protect your art collection.
This series covers the core parts of the art market.
Discover how art auctions work by learning how to consign art, understand pricing, navigating key terms used by auction houses.
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It would be a worthwhile exercise for any of us to sit down and attempt to draw up a list of our 100 favorite paintings of all time. Naturally, those not professionally involved with art history may have some trouble quite hitting that number.
This dreamy print entitled "Marfa Lights" is print #3 of 11 in our series by Bryan Peterson. Peterson's whimsical style is on full display in this beautiful print that captures the small town West Texas town of Marfa on a starry desert night.
Market value and establishing authenticity depend on uncovering an artwork’s past, which requires skilled provenance research.
Galleries are crucial touchpoints for discovering new artists and artworks. Here’s what you need to know about how to approach them.
Coming to Pueblo, CO, this fall, the Leonardo da Vinci Museum of North America will be the first and only museum of its kind in the continent.
Jennifer Dunn, the artist behind the Instagram account Mossy Hollow, characterizes her work as "Watercolor meme art," a distinctive blend of pop culture referen
To celebrate Rafael Araujo's talent and vision, I have curated a selection of his most stunning illustrations, showcasing the elegance and intricacy of his work.
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Renaissance paintings, medieval archives, cloistered orchards—how one Italian scientist is uncovering secrets that could help combat a growing agricultural crisis
Walter Schnackenberg was born in 1880 in Lauterberg, Germany, and became a prominent painter and illustrator. At the age of 19, he moved to Munich to study art, first under Heinrich Knirr and then Franz von Stuck, both influential figures in the German art scene. His early work…
From flipping to white glove sales, here are terms to know before you attend an auction.
During the Renaissance period, hands were as important a focus of attention as the face was, because they were the only other visible area of the body. Hence, representation of the position of the hands became a decorative element that was almost as important ...
Welcome to the "Auntieverse" — a surreal tribute to "auntie culture" by artist Niceaunties, inspired by the spirit of the women who care for each other and their families. From sushi-bedecked cars with legs to hot tub baths full of ramen, Niceaunties shares a visual feast that…