A former New York City dog walker thought he was going to get a $10 million payday when a painting he’d come to own by a famous artist — whose works sell for millions of dollars — went to auction this week. The retiree, who is living off Social Security, was devastated when the painting … Read more
If you can inflate it here, you can inflate it anywhere. Times Square’s largest-ever art installation was unveiled earlier this week as a beacon for New Yorkers and tourists alike, who are invited to “conjure” up their cathartic thoughts and feelings — and even hopes for the future. Standing at a massive 30 feet tall, … Read more
They’re making art on the run. New Yorkers are combatting the drudgery of marathon conditioning — or simply keeping fit — by using some of their training trots to draw numbers, letters and icons with their routes on the popular app Strava, which tracks and shares routes for runners, walkers, hikers and bikers. The hashtag … Read more
It may not be the Sistine Chapel, but this small sanctuary also may be filled with Michelangelo’s works of art. Tourists will soon be able to visit a previously hidden room in Florence’s Medici Chapel, where sketches on the walls have been attributed by some experts to the famed artist. The 33-by-10-foot space will be … Read more
He just wanted to be the “cool neighbor” on Halloween — now, he’s squashing the competition. A former mortgage broker became a professional pumpkin carver after his impressive artwork stunned friends and family, earning him an estimated $1 million over a decade. When he was whittling pumpkin exteriors full time, California gourd artist Alex Wer was … Read more
All Hallow’s Eve is upon us and with it a litany of ways to wile away the dark hours of the most haunted day of the year. While pagan practitioners may choose to kick it classic with a solemn celebration of Samhain and the boo averse will be battening down the hatches, we have a … Read more
Looks like Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson’s newest wax figure didn’t have the time to bake. A sculpture of the “Fast & Furious” alum, 51, has been unveiled at the Grevin Museum in Paris — but it has fans scratching their heads. The figurine doesn’t quite resemble Johnson, with its very pale complexion and off-centered facial … Read more
They came a long way — but probably didn’t make the opening. Hundreds of white plaster casts of vaginas, believed to have been en route to an art gallery, tumbled onto a road in Irkutsk, Russia, last month after a traffic crash. Bizarre video footage shot by a passerby on Sept. 22 shows a trail … Read more
Lend him an ear. The post-Impressionist painter Vincent van Gogh provides posthumous insight into his life and work as part of a new exhibit that draws on advanced, generative artificial intelligence technology. A virtual avatar of the artist answers questions from visitors to “Van Gogh in Auvers-sur-Oise: The Final Months” at the Musée d’Orsay in Paris. … Read more
Jenny Smith was shocked to find her doppelgänger online — in a painting, that is. The mom-of-four was blown away by the discovery of a painted portrait that bared an uncanny resemblance to her curly red locks and “large” forehead, and she became determined to get her hands on the mysterious artwork. “Somebody posted the … Read more
She’s nailing it. Kassie Payne, 34, quit her full-time job to become a press-on nail art designer, which now earns her up to $1,800 a week. The Bristol, England-based mom started out creating Disney-inspired designs as a hobby, but when people began to inquire about the intricate designs, she was encouraged to take her pastime … Read more
Imi-tater? A Brazilian professional makeup artist re-created the “Mona Lisa” with potatoes and lettuce to make an edible masterpiece. Huylson Tormen posted an Instagram video last month showing his creative process as he turned his grocery list into a re-imagining of the famous painting by Leonardo da Vinci. He began by purchasing Monalisa potatoes, a golden yellow … Read more
There is an indelible memory I have that comes to me at least once a month. I am lying on a bench staring up through the square-framed sky inside James Turrell’s interactive artwork, “Skyspace Amarta,” watching the sky change slide by slide as the colors inside the cube I am lying in subtly shift, as … Read more
With a bumper crop of more than 60 superstars from Jennifer Lopez to Sofia Richie Grainge planted in the front row, Ralph Lauren’s rustic spring 2024 show and dinner on Friday night was a barnburner. The Bronx-born designer transformed a cavernous space at the Brooklyn Navy Yard into a wood-floored, canvas-draped artist’s loft for the … Read more
This art is not for the faint of heart. Zoe Elliott-Brown, 36, believes that a portrait she bought from a UK charity shop is haunted, and she’s convinced it has “transfixed” her 68-year-old mother, Jayne Elliott-Brown, with its power. The portrait, of a young girl in a red dress staring into the distance, captured Jayne’s … Read more
She may not have to be thrifty with her future purchases. A woman was shocked to discover that the necklace she purchased at the thrift store for $2 was actually a $3,000 piece of lost art. Jess Smith, 23, was shopping at her favorite thrift store in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania earlier this summer and went straight … Read more
He spent seven minutes in heaven. A British stage actor who died before being miraculously revived is speaking out about his brief visit to the afterlife. Shiv Grewal, 60, went into cardiac arrest on Feb. 9, 2013, after having lunch with wife Alison near their home in southeast London. Alison quickly dialed an ambulance for … Read more
A 19th-century family portrait that was altered to cover up an enslaved teenager has been recently restored to its original version. The painting, initially etched on canvas, is now set to hang in the Metropolitan Museum of Art this fall after half a century in hiding. The rare Jacques Guillaume Lucien Amans attributed work from … Read more
A British artist who created an exhibition in homage to actor Pedro Pascal was left disappointed when the actor visited the gallery where the paintings are on display while it was closed. Heidi Gentle Burrell unveiled her exhibition — ADHD Hyperfixation & Why It Looks Like I Love Pedro Pascal — on June 3 at … Read more
Frenchman Stéphane Breitwieser was an art junkie, and to get his fix, he stole some 239 works of art with an estimated value of a whopping $2 billion — from as many as 200 museums all over Europe. One of the valuable pieces was the old master painting “Sybille, Princess of Cleves,” by the artist … Read more