Napoleon fans outraged by horse memorial
A reproduction of the skeleton of Napoleon’s favourite horse Marengo has been hung over the French emperor’s tomb in Paris...
Iraq’s heritage battered by desert sun, rain and state apathy
One of the world’s oldest churches is crumbling deep in Iraq’s desert, another victim of years of conflict, government negligence...
These Neanderthals weren’t cannibals, so who ate them? Stone Age hyenas.
When a Neanderthal skull was discovered in a cave on the property of a beachfront hotel south of Rome in...
Beyond abstract expressionism: MoMA rethinks the art of the 1950s
As exhibitions go, “Degree Zero: Drawing at Midcentury” at the Museum of Modern Art is a relatively modest undertaking. After...
Napoleon’s bath meets its Waterloo
One of the many things Napoleon Bonaparte was famous for was taking long soaks in the bath, during which he...
Frieze New York, first live art fair in a year, kicks off at the Shed
The colossal white tent on Randalls Island — the one that occasionally threatened to uplift and blow away — is...
Amid signs of trouble, can MOCA find its footing?
Klaus Biesenbach, stylish in his signature midnight-blue suit and black ankle boots, recently strutted through the Geffen Contemporary, which is...
Dia 2.0: Facing the future
In 1988, the Dia Art Foundation hosted one of the most momentous readings in postwar art history — reclusive poet...
Artis-Naples opens first solo museum exhibition in Southwest Florida for Marcus Jansen
Artis—Naples opened the first solo museum exhibition in Southwest Florida for internationally exhibited artist Marcus Jansen. The exhibition – Marcus Jansen:...
With a new museum, African workers take control of their destiny
When Dutch artist Renzo Martens presented his film “Episode III: Enjoy Poverty” at Tate Modern in London in 2010, he...