Famed 'The Scream' painting targeted by climate activists
The museum said that the room where the glass-protected painting is exhibited "was emptied of the public and closed," and will reopen as soon as possible.
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The museum said that the room where the glass-protected painting is exhibited "was emptied of the public and closed," and will reopen as soon as possible.
The error could have been made because "the painting doesn't have a signature," according to the curator.
The painting was not damaged, according to the German museum where the work was on display.
A man claimed the Grammy-winning rapper had misused his back tattoos for her sexually suggestive 2016 mixtape cover art.
The group "Just Stop Oil" said the act was to demand that Britain halt all new oil and gas projects.
British artist Damien Hirst has conducted a fiery experiment aimed at measuring the value of digital art versus physical art. As CBS News' Ian Lee found out, no easy answers emerged from the smoke and ashes.
Hirst gave buyers the option of keeping a physical painting after purchase, or opting for an NFT of the work instead.
More than 200 artists, musicians, actors and writers have collaborated on a multidisciplinary exhibition called "For the Birds," at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden in New York City, and for a collection of recordings, "The Birdsong Project," to benefit the National Audubon Society. Correspondent Martha Teichner explores what happens when artists take wing.
Just like at judo matches, judges use red and white flags and competitors bow — all part of a strange and obscure martial discipline called nihon eiho, the classical swimming art of the samurai. Lucy Craft has more.
Collector and author James Ward is obsessed about one of the most utilitarian devices we know: the humble paper clip. But paper clips are more than just tiny wire sculptures that stick papers together; they are, Ward tells correspondent Susan Spencer, miniature pieces of art. (Originally broadcast May 22, 2022.)
A famous photograph of Winston Churchill, titled "The Roaring Lion," was stolen from a hotel in Canada. The photograph was likely taken eight months ago, but the heist was only discovered this week. Security experts believe it was an inside job. Michael George has more.
Authorities believe it was stolen about eight months ago, but no one noticed until last week.
Internationally renowned street artist Banksy installed multiple pieces of public art in New Orleans three years after Hurricane Katrina. But over the years the tributes have been covered up with different street art, political posters and plexiglass. Jamie Wax speaks to restoration artists on their effort to save the artworks.
A new exhibition at the Lyndhurst Mansion in Tarrytown, N.Y., titled "Women's Work," looks at how, through history, women artists (often unrecognized and uncelebrated), who created pieces outside of the mainstream, have inspired today's female artists. In this web exclusive, artist Valerie Hammond talks with correspondent Faith Salie about her own pieces in the exhibit – works that incorporate her children.
For generations the artistic contributions of women have been marginalized by the art world and by society in general. In "Women's Work," a new exhibit at Lyndhurst Mansion in Tarrytown, New York, pieces by female artists past and present are displayed alongside works created by women in a domestic setting, often anonymously. Correspondent Faith Salie looks at how "unimportant" historical objects are now viewed through a modern eye.
A young Chicago teen is using her artistic talent to transform her community, which is often plagued by violence. CBS Chicago's Steven Graves has more.
Jon Wertheim speaks with Badiucao about mocking the Chinese regime, which has made it almost impossible for the artist to return to his homeland.
Authenticity is at the heart of any artwork's true value. But, as correspondent Erin Moriarty shows us, sometimes the problem lies in the proof.
"This world-first release proved to be our fastest-selling collection to date, with all titles selling out in just hours," the art house said.
The piece, which consists of a half-shredded canvas, was known as "Girl With Balloon" when it last sold at Sotheby's in 2018.
Sotheby's described "Love is in the Bin" as "the ultimate Banksy artwork and a true icon of recent art history."
A Banksy piece called "Morons (White)" was intentionally destroyed, then digitized as a non-fungible token, or NFT.
Mysterious street artist drew concept sketch of statue he's proposing he says would commemorate "famous day" when statue of Edward Colston was pulled down by protesters.