This Sunday, two activists wearing white T-shirts that said “Riposte Alimentaire,” or “food response” in English, entered the Louvre in Paris, France, and hurled soup at the Mona Lisa. The painting, which has been under protective bulletproof glass for decades, did not suffer any damage. The two women addressed the crowd of museum-goers in French, asking, “What is more important: art or the right to sustainable and healthy food?”

Whitney Biennial 2024 returns to the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York with a new edition titled Even Better Than the Real Thing. The title is a tongue-in-cheek reference to the recent discourse that arose from the discussions around AI, as well as a comment on the never-ending debate about what it truly means to be authentic. Here is a list of five talented American artists whose work you must see at the exhibition.

On February 1, 2024, a new solo exhibition of works by the Icelandic artist Georg Óskar will open at JD Malat Gallery in London. Óskar’s evocative oil paintings will put you in the mindset of a first-time parent looking for solace after a long, saturated day. Good Night Moon is a collection of oil paintings born out of the artist’s need to process the emotional rollercoaster that parenthood brought into his life.

Auctions at Showplace returns with a new edition of New York City Estate Auction. Collectors will be able to choose from 280 lots of fine and decorative arts, antiques, jewelry, glass, ceramics, and lighting, including some truly exclusive pieces by world-renowned artists and designers. Read on to see our chosen fine art highlights from the upcoming sale.

This year, the copyright expiration on Steamboat Willie, the earliest cartoon featuring Mickey Mouse, was one of the most long-awaited additions to the list of free-to-use objects of cultural heritage by far. However, one cannot go past the various works of visual art, which are now also considered publicly available in the United States.

It is not uncommon for street art to be painted over, removed by authorities, or stolen, even if it is a work by the world-renowned artist Banksy. The artist himself treats this as part of the creative process and rarely refers to instances of his artwork being destroyed. For the general public, however, each occasion of vandalism of a Banksy work is almost as eventful as its appearance.