Axios on MSN21h
Umlauf sculptures and paintings up for auction
Ten pieces by Charles Umlauf are up for auction next week. Why it matters: Umlauf taught at the University of Texas for ...
Artnet News23h
Why Leonora Carrington’s Otherworldly Sculptures Are Generating Interest—and Controversy
The otherwordly paintings by Leonora Carrington are broken records at auction. Will collectors also go crazy for her ...
Smithsonian Magazine on MSN1d
Ancient Greek and Roman Statues Were Not Only Beautiful, but Also Smelled Nice, Too
But, in reality, ancient Greeks and Romans embraced bold colors, which archaeologists call “polychromy.” Brightly hued paints ...
Smithsonian Magazine on MSN1d
Archaeologists Unearth the Torso of a Rare Buddha Statue—Nearly 100 Years After They Found Its Head
The two pieces of the 800-year-old sculpture were discovered roughly 160 feet away from each other at the Ta Prohm Temple in ...
Greek Reporter3d
The Most Famous Statues of Aphrodite, Goddess of Beauty
Across history, the goddess Aphrodite has remained a prominent figure of beauty and love, and many statues have been built in ...
New sculpture from artist behind Palm Springs' infamous naked babies installed downtown
The artist behind the giant naked babies with bar codes for faces that used to crawl through downtown Palm Springs has ...
Smithsonian Magazine on MSN3d
The Art Institute of Chicago Is Returning a 12th-Century Buddha Sculpture to Nepal
The Art Institute of Chicago is returning a 12th-century sculpture to Nepal after learning that it had been stolen. Officials ...
After 98 Years, Archaeologists Found the Missing Torso of an Ancient Buddha Statue
While excavating the Ta Prohm temple in Angkor in 1927, a team of archaeologists discovered the head (and only the head) of a ...