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Artist Lunaina Himid is among this year's Turner Prize shortlist nominees.
May 3

Turner Prize 2017 Nominees: A Diverse List All Over 40

Nominees mark a significant shift for the prestigious art award, which only this year shed its over-50 age limit for nominees.
By Alanna Martinez
Martin Creed.
Jun 10

To Martin Creed, Even a Shit Is Art

And so is vomiting, slamming the top of a piano open and shut and the mere existence of an ass crack. Everything is fair game.
By Alanna Martinez
A marble Roman copy of a Greek bronze bust of Aristotle by Lysippus, (c. 330 BC).
May 27

Scientists May Have Found Aristotle’s Tomb, Rare Dino Bones for Sale

While it is widely believed the famous philosopher was buried at Chalcis in the south, new evidence suggests a recently discovered tomb in Stagira, where Aristotle was born, could belong to early pioneer of modern science.
By Alanna Martinez
Black Sheep with Golden Horns by Damien Hirst at Gagosian Gallery's booth.
May 5

Frieze Was Fun, But Is Damien Hirst’s Pickled Sheep Killing You?

By Alanna Martinez
Chair, (1969).
Apr 8

Allen Jones Loves Women, But Can Women Love His Art?

By Alanna Martinez
Artist Yoko Ono poses for pictures during the opening of "Yoko Ono: Land of Hope" at the Museo Memoria y Tolerance in February in Mexico City.
Feb 26

Yoko Ono Reveals ’25 Things’ About Her Life, Artist to Bury a Boeing Jet—and More

By Alanna Martinez
Portrait of an Artist (Pool with two figures), 1972 (Photo: Courtesy the artist's website).
Jul 9

Happy Birthday David Hockney! Discover the Artist’s LA Pool Paintings

By Hailey Cunningham
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