Art and Culture

The artist who painted a portrait of President Donald Trump for the Colorado State Capitol said reviews on her work have “changed for the worst” since Trump accused her of distorting his image and that her livelihood is “in danger of not recovering.”

Birkenstock sandals are ubiquitous in the summer. But can the well-known sandals be considered art? That’s what Germany’s Federal Court of Justice had to decide on Thursday, and it ruled they’re just comfy footwear. Birkenstock, which is headquartered in western Germany, had filed a lawsuit against three competitors who sold sandal models that were very similar to its own. The...

Less than 24 hours after the announcement that President Donald Trump had been voted as chair of the board of trustees, the Kennedy Center is seeing fallout from featured performers and some of the remaining board members.

Susan Melton started the Sidewalk Chalk Project in 2011 and hasn’t missed a day of spreading positive messages since.

French President Emmanuel Macron has announced that the Mona Lisa will get its own dedicated room as part of a major overhaul to the Louvre in Paris.

Kim-Vi Tran of KVT Fine Art paints in real-time at wedding ceremonies to authentically capture her clients’ “one big day.”

Kim-Vi Tran, an artist based in the Bay Area, shares how she left her job as a data analyst to became a full-time live wedding painter.

Pantone announced Mocha Mousse as its 2025 Color of the Year. Here are the colors that were selected for the honor over the last 10 years.

A scene of water lilies by French impressionist painter Claude Monet sold for $65.5 million earlier this week.

A banana duct-taped to a wall, a conceptual piece of art titled “Comedian” by Maurizio Cattelan, fetched $6.24 million at auction at Sotheby’s Wednesday.

After debuting to much fanfare in 2019, a piece of conceptual art consisting of a banana duct-taped to a wall has sold for $6.2 million at an auction in New York City.

Walk into any supermarket and you can generally buy a banana for less than $1. But a banana duct-taped to a wall? That might sell for more than $1 million at an upcoming auction at Sotheby’s in New York.

Walk into any supermarket and you can generally buy a banana for less than $1. But a banana duct-taped to a wall? That might sell for more than $1 million at an upcoming auction at Sotheby’s in New York.

Five Norman Rockwell works of art go up for auction Friday with the proceeds going to compensate thousands of survivors of childhood sexual abuse.

“Above all, you are the masters of your craft that have made us a better America with all of you have done,” Biden said at the White House ceremony.

Galleries don’t always display prices, making the art world mysterious, or possibly even “shady,” according to some insiders.

New York has some of the best drinking water in the country, and it shouldn’t be taken for granted. As climate change and public policy make the necessary substance scarce in some parts of the country and the world, local scientists and artists have partnered up for the “Water Stories” exhibit at the Brooklyn Army Terminal to bring awareness...

Some new additions include touch grass, nepo baby, burrata and MAGA.

A mural honoring ancient and modern figures in medicine that has hung in the lobby of Pfizer’s original New York City headquarters for more than 60 years could soon end up in pieces if conservationists can’t find a new home for it in the next few weeks. “Medical Research Through the Ages,” a massive metal and tile mosaic depicting...

The death of a woman at the Burning Man Festival in the Nevada desert is under investigation, according to the festival organizers.