Dec 08 Museum to fix 'ripples' in Rembrandt's iconic 'Night Watch' By Mike Corder, Associated Press The canvas will be removed from its wooden stretcher next month and placed on a new one to remove rippling that was caused when the world famous painting was housed in a temporary gallery. Continue reading
Mar 30 Dutch museum says van Gogh painting stolen in overnight raid By Mike Corder, Associated Press A painting by Dutch master Vincent van Gogh was stolen in an overnight smash-and-grab raid on a museum that was closed to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. Continue reading
Dec 26 Watch 5:17 At rare J.M.W. Turner show, the watercolors are as fragile as they are many By Jared Bowen, WGBH British painter J.M.W. Turner was both prolific and peripatetic, producing more than 30,000 watercolors during a lifetime in which he traveled throughout Europe. But these works are extremely susceptible to light damage and can be shown only once in a… Continue watching
Dec 06 Watch 7:30 How van Gogh became van Gogh: Rare show presents artist alongside those who inspired him By Jeffrey Brown, Anne Azzi Davenport An exhibit at South Carolina's Columbia Museum of Art shows Vincent van Gogh in a new light. “Van Gogh and His Inspirations” presents the younger, wayward artist who learned from looking hard at the world -- and the work of… Continue watching
Nov 08 Watch 8:09 Blockbuster da Vinci exhibition showcases the master's 'endless curiosity' By Jeffrey Brown, Frank Carlson The blockbuster exhibit of the year celebrates Leonardo da Vinci, 500 years after his death. People are flocking to the Louvre Museum in Paris to see the work of the master, who was born in Italy, died in France and… Continue watching
Sep 16 Watch 3:06 Angel Otero's brief but spectacular take on discovering his artistic voice Artist Angel Otero’s brand of visual storytelling is a unique one: he creates oil skins from paint poured onto glass and peeled off in sheets once it dries. But as a child growing up in Puerto Rico, Otero had a… Continue watching
Sep 11 Watch 8:40 How blockchain technology could revolutionize the art market By Miles O'Brien The technology underpinning blockchain is a powerful decentralizing network architecture that could revolutionize many industries. Now, some artists are leveraging blockchain to help guarantee the authenticity of their work -- and ensure that they get paid. Miles O’Brien reports on… Continue watching
Aug 16 Watch 2:58 Walton Ford's brief but spectacular take on 'the imagined animal' Walton Ford is a painter whose work examines the relationship between humans and animals in the wild. These creatures, he believes, “would rather be left alone.” As a child, Walton was always inspired by the natural world and would bring… Continue watching
Aug 12 Watch 8:12 Another look at N.C. Wyeth, American art patriarch By Jeffrey Brown, Anne Azzi Davenport N.C. Wyeth, who led a multi-generational family of American art royalty and inspired “Star Wars” creator George Lucas and “Game of Thrones” author George R.R. Martin, gets a new look in an exhibition of his illustrations and paintings. Jeffrey Brown… Continue watching
May 10 Watch 8:28 For the first time ever, 'All the Rembrandts' are on display in Amsterdam By Jeffrey Brown, Jaywon Choe, Lorna Baldwin An extraordinary new exhibition in Amsterdam’s Rijksmuseum marks the first time the museum’s entire collection of Rembrandts is available to the public. Titled “All the Rembrandts,” the show commemorates the 350th anniversary of the Dutch master’s death and sheds new… Continue watching