Iran is home to twenty-two UNESCO World Heritage Sites, places that have been designated as important to the history of humankind.
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The artworld enters 2020 with a little less humor. John Baldessari, often called the father of conceptual art, died on January 2 at the age of 88.
Alejandro Durán uses art to spotlight the ongoing destruction of our oceans' ecosystems.
Once found only at Tibetan import stores and yoga studios, malas have served for centuries as material reminders of a spiritual practice. Now malas worn as necklaces or bracelets are making their fashion debut, turning up at department store jewelry counters across the country.
In case you missed them, here are our ten most popular stories of 2019.
An elderly Frenchwoman had the surprise of her life when she recently found out that a humble religious icon hanging in her kitchen was worth millions of dollars.
An award-winning photographer with decades of experience, Maggie Steber does not spare herself when examining her career.
Despite overall sales being down, this was still a banner year for art auctions, with a huge number of world record-setting sales. Many people are calling the end of this decade a new Gilded Age, and collectors all over the world have been willing to spend enormous sums, on everything from 19th-century Impressionists to Post-Modern masters and iconic street artists. This insatiable appetite for art has been affected by global uncertainties and trade wars, but interest remains strong.
Conservators at Northumbria University in the UK recently found a surprise lurking beneath the surface of a 16th-century painting.
Our exhibition explores the art historical influences behind Dolce&Gabbana’s Alta Moda, Alta Gioielleria and Alta Sartoria collections.
