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Ancient Cave Painters May Have Created Art While Hallucinating
A new study suggests that prehistoric humans deliberately deprived themselves of oxygen in deep caves to induce “altered states of consciousness”.
Cave Paintings Are Giving This Colombian Town Life After Cocaine
For more than three decades, ancient treasures remained hidden among the light green coca plants of Raudal.
'TRU AF' Art Show Exposes Truth in the Aesthetics of Vandalism
From graffiti to cave drawings, artist Andrew Birk's paintings are fine art tags.
Contemporary "Cave Painting" Comes on Display in Mexico
Artists explore the modern meaning of mark-making in 'The Negative Hand' a new show at Mexico City's Anonymous Gallery.
Explore an Underground Cavern Woven with Miles of Glowing Thread
Artist Julien Salaud transforms a subterranean cellar using 28 miles of UV thread.
10 Art Secrets Revealed as #MuseumWeek Kicks Off
From Warhol's 610 individual time capsules to Hilla Rebay's rules for arranging art at the Guggenheim, here are 10 art secrets we learned from #MuseumWeek.
The "New" Oldest Art In The World is 40,000 Years Old
Uranium-thorium dating reveals cave paintings in Indonesia predate the Chauvet cave murals by a few thousand years.
Prehistoric Paintings Can Help Track Animal Extinction
An ecologist tried to construct a timeline of extinction based on the animals depicted in Ancient Egyptian art, but art isn't always a reliable source.