Two decades ago, a pair of physicists stood in a museum in Madrid contemplating the work of the post-impressionist painter Vincent van Gogh. One word kept popping up to describe the artist’s work and ...

On Thursday, the Museum of Modern Art opened its doors to the press corps after a months-long closure, letting reporters see the fruits of a $400 million renovation and expansion. It was a kind ...

Two studies published in 2025 pushed back on the claims that the Dutch painter’s famous work accurately depicted a 20th-century mathematical model of turbulence.

A team of scientists sparked a heated debate over whether Vincent van Gogh’s “The Starry Night” depicts turbulence, a complex physical phenomenon.

He really did gogh the extra mile. “The Starry Night,” the 1889 hallmark artwork by Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh, is remarkably congruent to the astronomic principles of our sky, atmospheric ...

When Vincent van Gogh painted “The Starry Night” 135 years ago, he captured a subjective feeling about the heavens. But, as it turns out, real science is also reflected in the iconic piece, a new ...

When Dutch artist Vincent Van Gogh produced "The Starry Night" in 1889, he is believed to have put paint to canvas to illustrate the chaotic conditions inside his own mind. Yet according to a new ...

Our critic spent 30 minutes looking — or trying to look — at “Starry Night.” It wasn’t easy. By Jason Farago The Museum of Modern Art owns only three paintings by Vincent van Gogh, but they include ...

After an immersive experience that took the world by storm, Van Gogh’s Starry Night is coming to your home—in 2,316 pieces. [Photo: Lego] Lego has just unveiled its Starry Night set. Inspired by the ...

For the first time in more than a decade, Vincent van Gogh's iconic "Starry Night" painting will be on display in the United States as part of a blockbuster exhibit that opens this fall at the Detroit ...