Lin-Manuel Miranda discusses how Puerto Rico is an island of diversity, rich in art and culture.
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Benjamin Creme is best known for his out-there New Age philosophies. The Scottish esotericist died in 2016, leaving behind extensive writings on spiritualism, the coming of the Messiah, UFOs, and crop circles. Though Creme was known around the world during his lifetime for these philosophies, he was also an accomplished artist.
Showcased on the eve of the centennial of the Art Deco era, this acclaimed, privately-held exhibition celebrates Erté (whose birth name was Romain de Tirtoff), a Russian-born French artist and designer known as the “Father of Art Deco.”
At the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Curator-in-Charge of the Met Department of Arms and Armor Pierre Terjanian takes an absolutely out of his mind Adam Savage through the museum's historic and fascinating new exhibit: The Last Knight: The Art, Armor, and Ambition of Maximilian I.
Bonhams recent Modern & Contemporary Prints & Multiples auction included famous prints as well as lesser-known treasures. Here are five iconic works that could have been yours.
As an artist-centric collection, the Pizzuti Collection is uniquely positioned to provide commentary on the role artists play in society.
For those who know him as a filmmaker, Stanley Kubrick’s early stint as a photojournalist is a revelation.
Using a tree trunk strapped the roof of their car, a daring group of thieves made a dramatic entrance into a rural French cathedral Monday morning.
Giorgio Morandi was born in the Italian city of Bologna in 1890 — and rarely ever left. As a young man, he studied at Bologna’s Academy of Fine Arts, an institution where later in life he’d serve as a professor for 26 years. Morandi is best known today for his beautifully contemplative still-life paintings — works which prompted the art historian, Roberto Longhi, to describe him as ‘arguably the greatest Italian painter of the 20th century’.
The creators were believed capable of creating artworks that manifested divine powers on Earth, and the Ishtar Gate, offering entry into the imperial city of Babylon, was designed to be one such magically activated monument.
