As a jewel or as a weapon, from China to Mexico, passing through India and New Zealand, jade has influenced the political, social, and economic life of many different cultures around the world.
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Traveling writer Maxime du Camp changed photographic history when he grew tired of sketching the sights.
Though artists on the cutting edge claimed to revile it, academic art was pivotal in the development of modernism.
On-site research was put on hold abruptly in March around the world. Many students conducting their work while on fellowship-funded research years had to return home, their research paused awkwardly, without any clear idea of when they could resume their progress.
Ask the curator, not the concierge in these nine hotels with stellar art collections.
More than just plans for grander works, drawings offer a special view into the artist’s world, and a unique collecting opportunity.
Watch a series of four online interactive artworks created in collaboration with five artists and the UNFCCC, interpreting scientific climate data.
A rare personal correspondence written by Post-Impressionist greats Vincent van Gogh and Paul Gauguin is shedding light on their friendship and lives.
An introduction to Futurism, the dynamic movement that revolutionised Italian art at the beginning of the twentieth century. Obsessed with speed, the Futurists created art that captured the dawning of a new age. Also included is a closer look at Umberto Boccioni a founding member of the group, who died tragically young during the First World War. An extract from the Christie’s Education online course, Modern Art.
An art form all its own, Japanese tattoos have both been influenced by the history of art, and shaped it.
