Artworks by Yayoi Kusama collectively sold for nearly US$81 million last year at the major global auction houses, making her the top-selling 21st-century contemporary artist, according to the Hiscox ...

It is hard to say how many portraits of the poet Anna Akhmatova (1889-1966) exist – she was painted by many famous artists of the 20th century. It is hard to say how many portraits of Russian poet ...

The performance artist Marina Abramovic celebrated the announcement of a new cultural center in a private home designed by the famed Mexican architect Luis Barragán. Marina Abramovic, seated ...

Fear not — PEOPLE's got you covered. This year's spring emerging artists range from country to pop to disco and folk. So whether you're searching for some new pregame music, something to cry ...

Both Switzerland and the Nordic Countries have announced their artist selections for the 2026 Venice Biennale (9 May-22 November 2026), the most influential art platform in the world. Switzerland ...

Art has always been a battleground. In a moment when the arts are under siege—state-sanctioned censorship, gutted funding, and anti-DEI mandates threatening to erase marginalized voices—Black ...

The week's most popular developing artists, using the same formula as the all-encompassing Billboard Artist 100, which measures artist activity across multiple Billboard charts, including the ...

Art is a powerful tool for mental health wellness, offering a creative outlet that can reduce stress, enhance emotional expression and promote healing — qualities that are especially important for ...

Our art critic goes room-by-room through New York’s Gilded Age house museum, reopening after nearly five years. Don’t miss the new upstairs galleries. By Holland Cotter The darkly comic ...

The artists hope the album, entitled Is This What We Want?, will draw attention to the potential impact on livelihoods and the UK music industry. All profits will be donated to the charity Help ...