Art World Eureka: How Henri Rousseau Painted Luscious Jungles—Without Once Leaving France The artist made a name for himself with “exotic” visions entirely of his own making. By Tim Brinkhof, Jul 11, 2024
Pop Culture As Seen On ‘Velvet Buzzsaw’: Lucian Freud’s Death-Defying Self-Portrait Freud's portrait joins a slew of other sinister art in the 2019 Netflix film. By Tim Brinkhof, Jul 7, 2024
Pop Culture As Seen On ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’: A Self-Portrait by a Real Comedian As self-portraits go, this one is very flattering. By Tim Brinkhof, Jun 20, 2024
Art World Art Bites: Marcel Duchamp Had a Thing for Chess He turned the game into Dadaist performance art. By Tim Brinkhof, Jun 20, 2024
Pop Culture As Seen on ‘Synecdoche, New York’: The Tiniest Paintings Ever The paperclip-sized paintings were created by artist Alex Kanevsky. By Tim Brinkhof, Jun 17, 2024
Archaeology & History The Hunt: A Vincent van Gogh Masterpiece That Was Lost to Conflict Investigators have put forth several theories about what might have become of the rare canvas. By Tim Brinkhof, Jun 10, 2024
Pop Culture As Seen on ‘Breaking Bad’: Georgia O’Keeffe’s Haunting Painting of a Door Jesse and Jane head to the Georgia O'Keeffe Museum to ponder the meaning of doing the same thing over and over. By Tim Brinkhof, Jun 10, 2024
Archaeology & History The Hunt: Genghis Khan’s Final Resting Place Mongolia's first ruler asked to be buried in secret. He got his wish. By Tim Brinkhof, May 31, 2024
Art World Art Bites: Paul McCarthy’s ‘Humiliating’ Christmas Tree Paris asked the artist for a Christmas tree. He gave them a giant butt plug instead. By Tim Brinkhof, May 30, 2024
Pop Culture As Seen on ‘The Sopranos’: A Renaissance Masterpiece Tucked Behind a Headboard Nothing but the finest Italian masterworks for the mobster's family. By Tim Brinkhof, May 30, 2024
Pop Culture Art Behind the Meme: Two Comical Portraits of a Serious English Scholar The man in the "What Am I Reading” meme, Samuel Johnson basically invented the dictionary. By Tim Brinkhof, May 26, 2024
Archaeology & History The Hunt: How an Ancient Sarcophagus Was Lost to the Sea The smallest of the pyramids at Giza ended up generating a great mystery. By Tim Brinkhof, May 23, 2024
Pop Culture As Seen on ‘Nocturnal Animals’: A Gallery of Works That Blur Art and Life The artworks in the Tom Ford film reflected the emotions of the characters as much as an art-world hauteur. By Tim Brinkhof, May 22, 2024
Archaeology & History The Hunt: How Frida Kahlo’s Final Painting Vanished Into Storage Kahlo's painting traveled from Mexico City to Moscow and Warsaw, where it ultimately disappeared without a trace. By Tim Brinkhof, May 21, 2024
Pop Culture Art Behind the Meme: Fernando Botero’s ‘Baby’ Pope The late Colombian artist made his name creating plump caricatures of famous paintings and people. By Tim Brinkhof, May 21, 2024