art-history
Million Dollar Fakes: The Lucrative World of Counterfeit Basquiats
A recent FBI investigation has raised questions about the authenticity of 25 paintings alleged to be works of Basquiat. As it turns out, fake Basquiats aren’t uncommon in the fine art market — and they’ve cost trusting customers some serious cash
We Calculated the Total Number of Dicks in Michelangelo’s Oeuvre
From the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel to ‘David,’ we examined every single painting and sculpture of the Renaissance master to determine the true measure of his work
The Disturbing 3,000-Year History of the Male Bubble Butt
From Ancient Greece to Nazi Germany, a perky, juicy man ass has shaped the modern world — and our deep-seated understanding of beauty
The FBI Investigator Who Went Undercover to Rescue the Bill of Rights
Robert Wittman, former head of the FBI’s Art Crimes Department, on the gritty underworld — and Hollywood fiction — of stolen treasure
