Billionaire Bernard Arnault, who is the second richest person in the world, is reportedly under investigation for transactions with a Russian businessman in France.
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Danish artist Jens Haaning has been ordered to repay the Kunsten Museum of Modern Art in Aalborg, Denmark $71,000 for delivering framed empty canvases in breach of a contract to update earlier commissioned works.
A golf course in Ohio is now part of a UNESCO World Heritage site, because the Hopewell Ceremonial Earthworks, a series of eight monumental earthen constructions created between 2,000 and 1,600 years ago, is situated on the property.
Among the many great exhibitions opening across the country this fall, here are ten the editors of Art & Object are particularly eager to see.
Timed with the premiere of 'Lee,' a movie all about the life and career of war photographer Lee Miller, at the Toronto Film Festival, photographer Annie Leibovitz recreated the famous photo of Miller in Hitler's bathtub, featuring Kate Winslet (the star of the film).
Born on New Year’s Eve in 1869, Henri Matisse became one of the most influential French painters of the 20th century. Here are 10 surprising facts about the life of Henri Matisse.
At its peak, the Roman empire controlled over 5 million square kilometers stretching from the British Isles down to Northern Africa, and across the Mediterranean to the Persian Gulf, territories that today house some of the world’s major cities. Here are five cities beyond Italy where you can see extraordinary ancient Roman ruins.
Truly great films can be hard to come by, especially with the endless options afforded by streaming platforms these days. That's why Art & Object is bringing you this curated list of top options.
When the exhibition Manet/Degas opens this fall at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, all eyes will be on Olympia, Edouard Manet's celebrated painting, which will be making its debut in the United States.
Of the famous ‘Big Seven’ ancient wonders, the Pyramids of Giza are the only monuments that remain extant. The others, such as the Temple of Artemis at Ephesus, now only exist as foundations and scattered columns or, like the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, are lost completely.
