The Weis family savored their masterpieces at home but didn’t lend them to museums. The trove was “so private” that a Christie’s expert didn’t know what was in it.
Category: Art & Museums
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Aided by Instagram, Korea’s Tattoo Artists Are Grabbing Attention
Though tattooing is still technically illegal in Korea without a medical license, the number of talented artists has surged, and they’re making their mark worldwide.
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The Most Inspiring Onscreen Summer Houses
Eight interior designers and architects discuss the beach cottages, country villas and lakeside retreats that inform their aesthetics.
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At the Venice Film Festival, Celebrating a Different Kind of Filmmaking
Venice Immersive highlights projects that use virtual, augmented and mixed reality to create immersive digital worlds.
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Chris Doyle, Artist Who Brought the Inanimate to Life, Dies at 66
He used animation and other media to create worlds inhabited by anthropomorphic machines and industrious creatures. One curator described his work as “Narnia on acid.”
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5 Things Jeffrey Gibson Wishes He’d Made
The interdisciplinary artist Jeffrey Gibson shares five things he wishes he’d made.
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Mario Paglino, 52, and Gianni Grossi, 54, Die; Designers Made Barbies Into Art
They transformed dolls into one-of-a-kind pieces that sold for thousands of dollars. A married couple, they died in a car crash in Italy.
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What Does It Mean to Be a ‘Very American’ Artist Now?
Robert Longo was a little nervous about opening a big show in Denmark this year.
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My Favorite Artwork | Robert Longo
The artist discusses a work by the 17th-century Italian painter Artemisia Gentileschi that he believes “blows Caravaggio away.”
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Christophe de Menil, Art Patron and Designer, Is Dead at 92
A Parisian-born oil heiress, she collected art and supported major artists, designed costumes and moved in rarefied social and cultural circles.