Arts & Entertainment

Recommendations and analysis of the movies, books, music and TV that should be on your radar this week and beyond.

Gagosian Gallery, London

The Alarming State of the Contemporary Art Market

Signs suggest it’s turned stagnant

The Imperial Hotel Tokyo, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, demolished in 1968 (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

American Architectural Masterpiece in Danger of Demolition

Jeff Koons' "Rabbit"

Jeff Koons “Rabbit” Sculpture Sets Record With $91.1 Million Sale

How to Attend da Vinci’s 500-Year Anniversary at the Louvre

How to Attend da Vinci’s 500-Year Anniversary at the Louvre

Playboy Club

What It’s Like to Attend a Poetry Reading at the Playboy Club

Steven Martin is sharing his love of art. (Photo by Jon Kopaloff/FilmMagic)

Steve Martin’s Indigenous Australian Art Collection Goes On Exhibit

This painting, "Salvator Mundi," sold for a record $450 million in November 2017, but doubts about its authenticity have now been raised by the UK's National Gallery. (Photo credit: Creative Commons)

New Doubts Arise Over Authenticity of World’s Most Expensive Painting

GERMANY - NOVEMBER 12: Photo of NIRVANA; L-R: Dave Grohl, Kurt Coabin, Krist Novoselic - posed, group shot (Photo by Paul Bergen/Redferns)

New Grunge Photo Exhibits Puts the Soundtrack of the ’90s On Display

George Michael

Legendary Singer George Michael’s Art Can Now Be Yours

American Painter Norman Rockwell (Getty)

For Freedoms: An Updated Version of Four Norman Rockwell Classics

Self-Portrait with Bandaged Ear 1889. Vincent Van Gogh (1853-1890) Dutch Post-Impressionist artist.
UNSPECIFIED - CIRCA 1754: Self-Portrait with Bandaged Ear 1889. Vincent Van Gogh (1853-1890) Dutch Post-Impressionist artist. (Photo by Universal History Archive/Getty Images)

Inside the Brilliant, Troubled Mind of Vincent Van Gogh

Edward Hopper's 1929 painting, Chop Suey (Photo credit: Christie's)

Auction House Glut of Trophy Art Reaches $1.8 Billion

The front of "No Cameras Allowed" by Julian David Stone. (Julian David Stone)

10 Questions With the “Outlaw Rock and Roll Photographer” Who Shot Prince, U2, and the Ramones

sotheby's

Sotheby’s to Sell Radical Art of WWI Era on Centenary of Armistice

The British "Thunderball" poster from 1965 by Robert E. McGinnis (Sotheby's)

For Your Eyes Only: A Cache of Classic Bond Posters Is Up for Grabs

Jess Mascetti and one pf the Bulleit Tattoo Edition bottles she just designed. (Bulleit)

10 Questions With the Tattoo Artist Who Just Inked Bulleit’s New Bottles

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(Original Caption) Police mug shot of Chicago Mobster Al Capone. The photograph was taken by the Miami Police Department.

These Are Some of the Last Images of Famous Mob Bosses

Terri Irwin, Bindi Irwin and Robert Irwin attend the ceremony honoring Steve Irwin with star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on April 26, 2018 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic)

Steve Irwin’s Son, Robert, Is Now a Famous Wildlife Photographer

June 2012, Nebraska (Camille Seaman/The Big Cloud)

Award-Winning Photographer on Chasing America’s Most Wicked Storms

Artist Chuck Close attends Whitney Biennial 2012 opening party at The Whitney Museum of American Art on February 28, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images)

RealClearLife Wins Gold Telly Award for Video of Legendary Artist Chuck Close

Stanley Kubrick was a LOOK magazine photographer when he caught himself in the mirror of Rosemary Williams, a showgirl, in 1949. LOOK Magazine Collection, Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division. (Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons)

How Stanley Kubrick’s Early Photography Influenced His Moviemaking

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News Archive Reveals Rare Look at Early 20th Century History

A way to virtually preview your art. (Anna Carey for Artsy)

Augmented Reality Lets You Hang Priceless Artworks in Your Home

The Real Cowboys of Brewster County, Texas

The Real Cowboys of Brewster County, Texas

Janis Joplin (Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)

Arts & Entertainment

Chelsea Hotel Doors of Dylan, Joplin, Warhol and Others Up for Auction

Brothers Private Henry Luther and First Sergeant Herbert E. Larrabee of Company B, 17th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment. Taken between 1861 and 1865.

An Inside Look Into a Collection of 2,000 Civil War Photos

A My Orbiter print of Dutch tulips in Holland.

A Startup is Taking Photos of Earth That Are Out of This World

Art/fight: Atmosphere during the The Art Show Gala Preview. (Photo by Gonzalo Marroquin/Patrick McMullan via Getty Images)

Inside the VIP Preview of the Armory Art Show 2018

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