For a design so simple, the history of the smiley face is surprisingly long and contentious.
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For the first time in approximately 900 years, the Bayeux Tapestry has made its way back to Britain for an exhibition that opened on September 10th at the British Museum and has already sold out of tickets through the end of 2026.
Here we look at nine examples of beautiful autumnal imagery and spirit. From Claude Monet's seasonal "Haystacks" to Giuseppe Arcimboldo's strange flora-based portrait series, to Yayoi Kusama's iconic "Pumpkin," these artists explore the true scope of fall.
The Berkshires, a lush region of mountains, rolling green hills, and picturesque farmland in western Massachusetts, has long attracted artists looking to escape the summer heat and the frenetic year-round activity of nearby cities, New York, and Boston.
Last year, U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer and French President Emmanuel Macron signed a historic agreement allowing the Bayeux Tapestry—a 230-foot-long strip of medieval cloth embroidered with images telling the story of the Norman Conquest—to travel to England for an exhibition at the British Museum that will open in the fall of 2026.
For artistically-minded people, the golden ratio—or better yet, the divine proportion—might be easier to understand visually. Here are several examples of how the golden ratio can be applied to works from art history.
The summer of 2026 has been an unusually successful one for museum thieves as European institutions grapple with a rising number of break-ins and heists.
The artist used traditional symbols but also created his own, referencing the Bible and Flemish folklore to create unique visual manifestations of established metaphors and puns.
As car enthusiasts perused hundreds of unique vehicles along the Carmel coast, five auction houses sold a record $762 million in collector machines during Monterey Car Week this August, far exceeding the previous $471 million high set in 2022.
In its third iteration, a six-person variation of anyyywayyy whatever was commissioned and performed at Amant in Brooklyn near the start of the autumnal equinox season. The artist is Barnett Cohen, who previously choreographed and wrote versions of this performance for Performissima at the Centre Wallonie Bruxelles (CWB) in Paris and theKunsthall Trondheim in Norway, both in 2024.
