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Ana Monsó. All I wanna hear. Acrylics, pastels, pencils, markers, spray on canvas (detail) 

Art Madrid: A glimpse of the future: the fair is coming!

Artists have been the main protagonists of Art Madrid in each of its editions.
Experts with the University of Barcelona and the Museu Picasso analyzing the artist's Man With a Basque Hat (1895) Photo: Museu Picasso/ Universitat de Barcelona

Scientists Uncover Pablo Picasso's Chemical Fingerprint in Breakthrough Study

An extensive analysis of Pablo Picasso's early work by a Spanish chemical engineer has provided some fascinating insights into the artist's paintings created between 1895 and 1900.

KAWS SMALL LIE (2013) Photo: Courtesy the artist and YSP

20 Great Exhibitions in Europe We're Excited About in 2016

Looking at the year ahead, we have put together a preview of the best exhibitions to look forward to in Europe in 2016. The good news is, as far as art goes, it looks like it going to be a cracking

Rendering of Bridge in Ice, the construction inspired by a Leonardo da Vinci design. Photo via: MNN.

Students Build a Bridge Based on a Leonardo da Vinci Sketch Using Nothing But Ice

Until now, that is. A group of students and volunteers is currently building a bridge based on Da Vinci's sketch in Juuka, Finland. Led by the Eindhoven University of Technology, the contemporary re

California Desert to Get Its Own Art Biennial, Timed With Coachella Festival

The Contemporary Art world is headed to the California desert in 2017, with an all new biennial art exhibition, thanks to artist Ed Ruscha and a new nonprofit organization.

The Best Fine Art Books of 2015

From the collection of one of the best museums in the U.S. to a retrospective on Basquiat, the best in books on fine art from 2015.

Plastic Arts in Cuba, Life at a Glance

When the year is about to close, we can say that 2015 has been very flourishing, a period of extraordinary moments for plastic arts in Cuba and also for the rest of the world, given its magnitude.

Sutthirat Supaparinya (thailand), When Need Moves The Earth, 2014 Video Installation: 3-channel video (Sutthirat Supaparinya )

Sneak Peek: Prudential Eye Awards 2016

Running January 16 through March 27 at the ArtScience Museum, Singapore, the Prudential Eye Awards Exhibition will showcase 39 works from the 15 shortlisted artists across five categories of the Pru

Rick Swig: a lover of Cuban culture

Pasión por Cuba is the title of this exhibit that gathers 70 color images captured from 2000 to 2015, which were selected from a collection he has been gathering since 1995 when he started

The World Meets Here inaugural exhibition Custot Gallery Dubai

To inaugurate Custot Gallery Dubai, the new gallery in the heart of Alserkal Avenue, the city’s hub for arts, Stéphane Custot is pleased to present a group show The World Meets Here

Ian "Lemmy" Kilmister of Motorhead performing in 2015. (© Dylan Martinez / Reuters)

Ian ‘Lemmy’ Kilmister, hard-rocking frontman of Motorhead, dies at 70

Mr. Kilmister was a charismatic bassist and singer with the influential metal band Motorhead.

The Beatles Conquered Digital Platforms

As if somewhat dubious, the music of The Beatles also gained users of online platforms of digital music which highlighted today the most heard themes since its inclusion this December 24th.

Gran Teatro Alicia Alonso Reappears in Havana

With the new name of Gran Teatro de La Habana Alicia Alonso, this imposing building of eclectic style will reopen on January 1 next year with a show by the Cuban National Ballet.

Septeto Santiaguero: plenty to tell about when it comes to Cuban music

The city of Cali, Colombia, will be shaken next December 29 by the music of Septeto Santiaguero, a group made by musicians that has intended to break the cliché that Cuban traditional music is meant

Photo of Ellsworth Kelly (Left) and Carlos Basualdo, senior curator of contemporary art at the Philadelphia Museum of Art (right). Photo Credit: Philadelphia Museum of Art

Local Art Experts Reflect On The Life Of Contemporary Artist Ellsworth Kelly

One of the great masters of contemporary art is being remembered, after passing away Sunday at the age of 92. Ellsworth Kelly has a big presence in Philadelphia, inside the Museum of Art and outside