Toxic stories from the pantheons of art makes one ponder: can you truly enjoy an artwork while fully aware of the artist’s sexual misconduct?

Live concert photographer Hafiyyan Faza, aka HIGH ISO, has captured impressive photos of national music legends and international stars including Foo Fighters and Linkin Park.

Orthopedic surgeon Emmanuel Masmejean was reported to be selling an image of an X-Ray showing a forearm containing a Kalashnikov bullet as an NFT for around US$ 2,776 without the patient's consent.

Fashion giant Hermes accused Mason Rothschild, an NFT creator, for trying to profit from Birkin, one of Hermes' most iconic trademarks, after Rothschild named his works that depict fanciful furry Birkin bags "MetaBirkins".

A rare Botticelli painting depicting Jesus Christ will go up for auction on Jan. 27 at Sotheby's in New York, a year after a record $92 million was paid for a work by the Italian Renaissance master. 

But those days of stretching and contorting under a depiction of the gods may soon be over. The villa in central Rome is up for auction due to a bitter inheritance dispute.

With hundreds of potential clients racing to get his work inked onto their bodies, tattoo artist Mulie Addlecoat remains spiritual in his approach.

Vietnamese are paying hundreds of dollars for gold-plated tiger models as gifts as Lunar New Year draws near.

With fish and turtles swimming around them, divers performed an underwater lion dance in a Malaysian aquarium, in a fresh take on the traditional Lunar New Year performance.

The foundations of a prayer hall from the 12th century have been discovered under the Al-Nuri mosque -- where the Islamic State group once proclaimed their "caliphate" -- in Iraq's Mosul, site managers said Tuesday.

The large sculpture of a blue man sitting on the roof is invisible to the naked eye but it is there -- in augmented reality.

In a trendy Tokyo neighborhood, customers browse the wares at Majerca, a shop stocked with handmade items from scarves to glassware, all produced by people with disabilities.

Nearly all of the 19th-century Bone kingdom artifacts on display at the Lapawawoi Museum in Bone regency, South Sulawesi, have been stolen.

Group revenues for 2021 reached 3.36 billion euros (US$3.8 billion), up 41 percent on 2020 and up eight percent on 2019, according to initial figures adjusted for exchange rate changes.

Micro tattoos have been growing in popularity over the last few years. They’re exactly what they sound like, small tattoos, and are generally favored for their simple and minimalist designs. Trends aside, be sure to have a long and hard think before getting one!

For one week, people can access a fully accurate replica of the Serpentine Gallery in the game, walk around with their avatar, and view the works.

The famed couturier died in December 2020 at the age of 98, having built a hugely profitable business empire by licensing his name around the world. 

The world's largest known cut diamond went on public display for the first time Monday ahead of its sale, when it is expected to reach 5 million dollars.

One of World War II's most enduring mysteries may have been solved after a cold-case investigation identified a Jewish notary as the prime suspect in the betrayal of diarist Anne Frank and her family.

Working as a ‘supernatural consultant’ for more than three decades, Gofur Purnomo has become one of Surabaya's legendary rain handlers. 

With a dislike for confrontation, Fandy Susanto uses simple and raw illustrations to criticize the social values of those around him, while also confronting his own psyche.

A video of an Egyptian mother-of-three dancing that went viral online prompting her husband to divorce her and her employers to sack her has reignited a fierce debate over women's rights.

For 15 years, Balinese artist Made Bayak has promoted a greener Bali through his 'Plasticology' artworks.

Indonesian fine and functional art are growing markets within the 21st-century global creative economy.  Functional art, where new design ideas combine with the artist’s technical expertise, is an under-utilized economic sector offering an enormous upside that has been lacking in supportive infrastructure until recently.

"Lol," Tolokonnikova, one of three members of Pussy Riot, said on Instagram.

Denmark is honouring its most famous writer, Hans Christian Andersen, with a revamped museum that aims to immerse visitors in the fantasy worlds he created.

A small Indonesian community is celebrating Christmas by performing traditional shadow puppet shows about the birth of Christ as the pandemic shutters most public performances.

When he is not hauling concrete blocks on a construction site in northern Iraq, Jamal Hussein devotes his time to preserving the gentle art of Arabic calligraphy.

Afghanistan's national museum is once again welcoming visitors and exhibiting pre-Islamic artefacts with the Taliban's blessing.

If you're still drawing a blank as 2021 wraps up, here's a short glossary: