Pop Art genius Lichtenstein gets major US retrospective Roy Lichtenstein, the American painter whose comic book-inspired canvases gave the Pop Art movement some of its most vivid images, is getting his first major retrospective since his death 15 years ago.
11 October 2012
Man arrested over Rothko graffiti British police on Monday arrested a 26-year-old man suspected of defacing a mural by US artist Mark Rothko at London's Tate Modern gallery.
10 October 2012
Kazakh artist seeks record with giant Nazarbayev canvas A Kazakh artist is aiming to smash the record for the country's largest painting with a gigantic Soviet-style canvas depicting its long-serving leader surrounded by white doves and a rainbow.
Shanghai seeks premier art status with new museums Shanghai on Monday opened two new art museums on the former site of the 2010 World Expo, as China's commercial hub seeks to rival art capitals like New York and Paris.
02 October 2012
'Earlier version' of da Vinci's Mona Lisa to be unveiled A Swiss foundation was set to unveil Thursday what it says is an earlier version of the "Mona Lisa" painted by Leonardo da Vinc, although some experts said the claim was unlikely.
28 September 2012
Nazi air raid bunker hosts new Berlin art show Art patrons Christian and Karen Boros have thrown open the doors this week to their own personal World War II air raid bunker in Berlin, showing off gems from their 700-work collection.
19 September 2012
Hidden Cartier-Bresson images exhibited for first time Long-hidden photographs from French master Henri Cartier-Bresson are to be exhibited this weekend for the first time, shedding light on a little-known and controversial project of his in India.
14 September 2012
On SEAL's book, Pentagon keeps legal options open The Pentagon has not decided whether a book by a former US Navy SEAL on the raid that killed Osama bin Laden exposes state secrets but it is keeping its legal options open.
01 September 2012
World architects bring democratic designs to Venice Architects from around the world have converged on Venice for the Biennale show which opens on Wednesday, showcasing designs aimed at bringing urban designs more in touch with the general public.
29 August 2012
'Hunger Games' dethrone Potter at Amazon.com Amazon.com on Friday announced that "The Hunger Games" trilogy has replaced the "Harry Potter" saga as the online retail giant's best-selling series of books.
18 August 2012
'Fifty Shades': sado-masochistic romance now a global hit It's a literary phenomenon: with nearly 40 million copies sold, "Fifty Shades of Grey", an erotic romance spiced up with sado-masochism is well on its way to breaking all the records.
Moscow exhibition probes Chagall's Russian roots Once banned as "bourgeois", the work of painter Marc Chagall is enjoying a revival in the ex-Soviet Union with a new exhibition delving into the influence folk art and his Russian Jewish roots had on his work.
FBI agents recover stolen Matisse after art heist FBI agents have recovered what is believed to be a Matisse painting valued at $3 million that was stolen from a Venezuelan museum 10 years ago, and arrested two suspects.
Garcia Marquez foundation refutes dementia claim The head of a foundation created by Colombian Nobel literature laureate Gabriel Garcia Marquez on Monday refuted claims from the author's brother that he is suffering from dementia.