Sampling, appropriating, borrowing, stealing. Whatever you want to call it, artists have been copying since time immemorial. We look into the history of the practice, and share our theories of why it is done, and what it can offer us.

Artists have been taking selfies since the dawn of photography. Cameras allowed people to capture their own image in a way that had never been possible in all of human history, and today most of us carry these magical devices in our...

The Art Assignment travels to New Orleans to meet with Tameka Norris, who makes art in a variety of media and often uses her body in her work. She challenges YOU to become someone else. Sarah then highlights Adrian Piper, who created an...

INTERVIEW: Tom Donahue on an overview of the Guest of Cindy Sherman, on the various sub-themes of the movie, on the main theme of love, on who Cindy Sherman is, and on the distribution of the project to film festivals. at the 'Guest Of...

INTERVIEW: Paul H-O on the film Guest of Cindy Sherman, on the synopsis, on his relationship with Cindy Sherman, on the themes of wealth, greed and power, on Tom Donahue as the film's editor. at the 'Guest Of Cindy Sherman' New York...

Cindy Sherman, Chuck Close at 2012 MoMA Party In The Garden Benefit - Arrivals at MOMA on May 22, 2012 in New York, New York (Footage by WireImage Video/Getty Images)

INTERVIEW: Paul H-O on the development of Guest of Cindy Sherman, on his previous work in Gallery Beat and the art world. at the 'Guest Of Cindy Sherman' New York Premiere Party at New York NY. (Footage by WireImage Video/GettyImages)

AP Television

Huntington, Utah - 7 August
2007
1. Tilt up from Sheriff's car t
o hill top
2. Close-up mine work
er leaving si
te
AP Television
Hunting
ton, Utah...

1. Wide-shot of "La Nona Ora" by Maurizio Cattelan

2. Close-shot pan of meteor on top of
Pope
3. Wide-shot of people looking at Pope
sculpture
4. SOUNDBITE: (English) Alicia Bona, Specialist,...

170 works by Cindy Sherman are exhibited at the Louis Vuitton Foundation in Paris (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)

SHOTLIST: 6 April 2001, Las Vegas, Nevada USA

1. Couple walking into the Bellagio Gallery of Fin
e Art
2. Poster announcing Steve Martin's
collection
3. Martin Short walking with...

1. Wide exterior of Christie''s auction house in Manhattan

2. Wide pan of auction
room
3. Medium of Christie''s seller on phone, raises hand t
o make bid
4. Medium of Christie''s aucti
oneer...

16 May 2001

1. Wide "La Nona Ora" by Maurizio Cat
telan
2. Meteor on t
op of Pope
3. People looki
ng at sculp
ture
17 May
2001
4. Wide auction

5. Medium shot a
uctioneer
6. Various of...

Musician Pharrell Williams premiered his "Girl" exhibition in Paris Monday, May 26.

Showcasing over 40 works by mostly female artists including Marina Abramovic, Sophie Calle, Cindy Sherman...

Basel - 11 June 2013

1. Mid of woman taking photo of "Mao" by Andy Warhol (
1973)
2. Close-up o
f painting
3. Wide of visitors loo
king...

English/Nat

Christie's New York will hold a contemporary art auction in May featuring nearly 50 works of art produced over the last three dec
ades.
Works include paintings,...

Prabal Gurung took the fashion world on a sensory mountain trek for his Spring 2015 collection, playing with lush, complex textures and the colors of the Himalayas.

Some of the garments at...

1. Wide shot exterior Christie''s auction house

2. Wide shot Richard Avedon photo, "Petra Alvarado, Factory Worker, on her Birthday, El Paso, TX," estimated to sell for between thirty and fifty...

May.10 -- Bloomberg Pursuits' James Tarmy met with art advisor Lisa Schiff at the Mnunchin gallery in New York which has put on a show of Cindy Sherman’s photography. (video by Matt Goldman)