Tag: art news

FBI Investigates Basquiat Paintings Worth $100M at Orlando Art Museum

The FBI is investigation a tip about 25 forged Jean Michel Basquiat paintings on display at an Orlando art museum

Google Honors Luther Vandross with a Custom Video Doodle For His 70th Birthday

On April 20, Google launched a video Doodle to celebrate the 70th birthday of music icon Luther Vandross

BLM protesters smash Breonna Taylor sculpture in Oakland

A bust created in honor of slain Louisville resident Breonna Taylor was smashed and vandalized, presumably by Black Lives Matter protesters

Outrage: Black Women Slam Artist Who Depicted Armed Black Girl Facing Down Arbery’s Killers

A Black artist was forced to make his Facebook page private after he posted artwork that showed a young Black girl taking up a weapon against the two white males who killed Ahmaud Arbery

Mural depicts Cowboys QB Dak Prescott in the sunken place

Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott is still the subject of scorn and ridicule after he voiced his opposition to NFL players kneeling during the...

Sean Combs Revealed as Buyer Who Paid $21.1 Million for Kerry James Marshall Painting

Sean Combs is the buyer who paid a record $21.1 million for a 1995 painting by Chicago artist Kerry James Marshall. The winning bid...