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Friedrich Wilhelm Theodor Heyser, Ophelia, c. 1900, oil on canvas.

‘It’s Been a Shock’: Taylor Swift Fans Flock to See German Museum’s Ophelia

Depiction of Shakespeare character by Friedrich Heyser believed to have inspired pop superstar’s new music video.

Frieze London Restores Market Confidence and Outsells Expectations

From blue-chip sell-outs to radical rediscoveries, the 2025 edition proved London is still an art world power stage—even with Paris snapping at its heels.

Qatar Revealed as Owner of Famed Courbet Self-Portrait

Qatar has revealed that it owns Gustave Courbet’s famed self-portrait The Desperate Man and will loan the painting to Paris’s Musée d’Orsay for five years.

The True Art Heist That Inspired Kelly Reichardt’s ‘The Mastermind,’ Starring Josh O’Connor

Kelly Reichardt’s new film, The Mastermind, centers around an art heist, and while it does depict a high-stakes caper set at a museum, there’s generally little tension. 

Frieze to Inaugurate Abu Dhabi Fair in 2026

London-based art fair operator Frieze on October 10 announced the launch of Frieze Abu Dhabi. 

How Painter Issy Wood Captured the Essence of Charli xcx for Vanity Fair’s Art Issue

“The famous women I’ve painted in the past are in a different aesthetic category,” says the London-based artist. “Which is a polite way of saying they have had a lot of plastic surgery.”

Tate Acquires Three Works by Female Artists at Frieze Through £150,000 Fund

On Wednesday, at Frieze London VIP day, Tate kept busy, acquiring three new works by female artists for its collection.

Louvre Acquires First-Ever Video Work

The work, 'Les 4 temps', by the Algeria-born artist Mohamed Bourouissa, will go on display later this month.

Climate Activists Hurl Red Paint at Christopher Columbus Mural in Caught-On-Video Vandalism

A pair of crazed climate activists were busted Sunday after hurling red paint at a mural of Christopher Columbus — in a bizarre caught-on-camera art attack at a Spanish museum.

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