In 1931 when Mexican muralist Diego Rivera visited San Francisco with his wife, Frida Kahlo, both were still up-and-coming artists.
Chandra Noyes
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…
At the Museum of Arts and Design (MAD), Beth Lipman’s sumptuous feasts in glass glisten under the gallery lights.
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.
The groundbreaking designs of Pierre Cardin have been giving us a look at the future for nearly seven decades.
Calling out modernist designs of the past seventy years, the order seeks a return to the Classically-inspired architecture of our founding fathers.
A French metal detectorist thought he could cash in on his finds by duping the French government, but officials saw through his ploy.
The world-renowned Sassoon family collection of Judaica is one that tells the unique story of one of the world’s most prominent families.
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.
The top lot of the night was Henri De Toulouse-Lautrec’s Pierreuse, which surpassed its high estimate by $4 million to sell for $9,062,000.
A leading expert on the works of Leonardo da Vinci thinks she has found a new drawing by the Renaissance master.
German police have arrested three men in connection with the daring theft of more than a billion dollars in diamonds last year.
The great American artist Wayne Thiebaud turns 100 on Sunday, and he seems unfazed.