Could robots do the work of master marble sculptors?

Contemporary artists disagree over the use of robots as creators, and even the human behind "1L" admits the human touch "makes the difference."

• Jan 3, 2023

The Cubist: Turning Rubik's Cubes into art

Solving a Rubik's Cube takes a certain talent; an entirely different talent is employed by 16-year-old Daniella Chaim, who uses Rubik's Cubes as her artistic medium. Correspondent Luke Burbank reports.

• Dec 25, 2022
• 4:07

Germany begins returning looted bronze artifacts to Nigeria

Their repatriation is part of a larger effort by Western nations to return looted artifacts to Africa.

• Dec 21, 2022

In a city plagued by gun violence, this man turns ammunition into art

Each year since he was 17, Mykael Ash has lost at least one friend or relative to gun violence. "My art saved my life," he says.

• Dec 15, 2022

Man transforms mansion into doodle sketchpad

Like many children, Sam Cox of Kent, England, spent his childhood scribbling doodles on the walls of his house. But even as an adult, he kept his passion alive, transforming each corner of his 12-room mansion into one large doodle pad. Ian Lee has the story.

• Dec 10, 2022
• 1:43

"The 23 Best Places to Go in 2023" list

Deputy global editorial director at Condé Nast Traveler, Jesse Ashlock, joins “CBS Mornings” to discuss their new "The 23 Best Places to Go in 2023" list. He shares their top travel destinations that offer something for every kind of traveler, from extraordinary excursions to music, rare art exhibits and food.

• Dec 1, 2022
• 3:53

Banksy artwork appears in Ukraine

Several works by graffiti artist Banksy have turned up on damaged buildings in one town. One mural depicts a defiant young gymnast performing a handstand on top of the rubble.

• Nov 12, 2022
• 0:15

Banksy unveils Ukraine mural in town bombed by Russia

The artwork depicts a gymnast performing a handstand amid the ruins of a demolished building in the town of Borodyanka.

• Nov 12, 2022

How art amplifies Iran protesters' demands for "woman, life, freedom!"

From paintings in Chicago to graffiti in Tehran and viral songs echoing around the world, Iranian artists are helping a long-silenced nation "to speak up."

• Nov 11, 2022

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.

• Nov 11, 2022

Piet Mondrian painting was hanging upside down for 77 years, curator says

The error could have been made because "the painting doesn't have a signature," according to the curator.

• Oct 29, 2022

Activists throw mashed potatoes on Monet painting to protest fossil fuels

The painting was not damaged, according to the German museum where the work was on display.

• Oct 23, 2022

Cardi B wins California jury trial in art copyright infringement case

A man claimed the Grammy-winning rapper had misused his back tattoos for her sexually suggestive 2016 mixtape cover art.

• Oct 21, 2022

Eco-activists throw soup on van Gogh's "Sunflowers" in London

The group "Just Stop Oil" said the act was to demand that Britain halt all new oil and gas projects.

• Oct 14, 2022

Painting or NFT, "which is better?"

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.

• Oct 13, 2022
• 1:42

Artist Damien Hirst burns 1,000 of his paintings on Instagram Live

Hirst gave buyers the option of keeping a physical painting after purchase, or opting for an NFT of the work instead.

• Oct 12, 2022

"For the Birds": Art, music and birdsong

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.

• Sep 25, 2022
• 5:20

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Public hearings to begin on Wednesday; Jordan artist turns waste into art

• Nov 11, 2019
• 47:13

The classical swimming art of the samurai

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.

• Sep 17, 2022
• 2:43

The paper clip: Miniature art

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.)

• Aug 28, 2022
• 2:29

Winston Churchill photo stolen from Canada hotel

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.

• Aug 27, 2022
• 1:59

Famed portrait of Winston Churchill stolen from Canadian hotel

Authorities believe it was stolen about eight months ago, but no one noticed until last week.

• Aug 27, 2022

Effort underway to preserve Banksy artwork

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.

• Aug 27, 2022
• 4:57

Artist Valerie Hammond on her children as muses

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.

• Aug 21, 2022
• 1:55

"Women's Work": Art by women, known and unknown

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.

• Aug 21, 2022
• 4:59

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