Despite its ugly political connotation acquired in the decades that followed the inception of twentieth-century neoclassicism, this artistic movement fully expressed the cultural zeitgeist of…
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In 1931 when Mexican muralist Diego Rivera visited San Francisco with his wife, Frida Kahlo, both were still up-and-coming artists.
As a shocked nation and world watched the violent scenes unfold at the US Capitol last week, art lovers and conservators paid special notice to the backdrop of many of these scenes: the historic…
The recently passed National Defense Authorization Act gives the U.S. Department of Treasury one year to create rules to hamper money laundering and financing of terror organizations…
Providing a new hub for Amtrak and the Long Island Rail Road, the space includes a one-acre sky-lit atrium, free wifi, a floating clock, and world-class public art.
Calling out modernist designs of the past seventy years, the order seeks a return to the Classically-inspired architecture of our founding fathers.
How an idealized visual representation of the male form that originated in Ancient Greece has survived more or less intact until today
A French metal detectorist thought he could cash in on his finds by duping the French government, but officials saw through his ploy.
The coffee-table tome "Young, Gifted and Black: A New Generation of Artists" is a must-have monograph for anyone interested in assembling—or simply appreciating—a momentous art collection.
Traveling from Düsseldorf to Tel Aviv, the man carried a canvas by surrealist master Yves Tanguy in a flat cardboard box. When he reached his final destination, he realized to his horror that he did…
Though the popularity of chess has seen a major uptick lately, the strategic game is no passing fad.
A leading expert on the works of Leonardo da Vinci thinks she has found a new drawing by the Renaissance master.
One of the world's best-known and least-seen collections of marble statuary is making its twenty-first-century debut.
German police have arrested three men in connection with the daring theft of more than a billion dollars in diamonds last year.
