Cynthia Close

Ask the curator, not the concierge in these nine hotels with stellar art collections.

In 1918 the Spanish Flu ravaged the world. But it was also in 1918 that Alfred Stieglitz was afflicted by love and began his nude photographs of Georgia O’Keeffe.

The year 2020 was shaping up to be a watershed moment in the career of New Jersey-born Brooklyn-based quilt artist Bisa Butler.

How artists, collectors, curators and museums value memory.

Artists have provided inspirational subject matter for filmmakers since the earliest days of moving image storytelling and none have occupied a more central place in filmmaker’s imaginations than…

Before she was a renowned graphic memoirist and winner of a MacArthur Foundation “genius” grant, Alison Bechdel was an archivist of the self. She plundered the flotsam and jetsam of her childhood to…

The current perception that Afghanistan has always been a war-torn backwater ignores the facts, including a rich history of craftsmanship as evidenced by the synonymous association of quality with an…

From Coachella and Burning Man to Berlin, Patrick Shearn and Poetic Kinetics are spreading wonder through awe-inspiring art installations.

Artist Crystal Wagner uses bold colors and unconventional materials to make her mark on and off the wall.

The award-winning documentary filmmaker brings Robert Mapplethorpe to life in the first feature-length film about the provocative artist.

Familiar and unexpected characters from around the world demonstrate the artistry and universality of puppetry.

Here are 10 artists whose work transcends a momentary Valentine’s Day infatuation to become celebrated odes to love.

Guggenheim Award-winning artist JoAnne Carson’s fantastical imaginings teeter somewhere between the perils of temptation envisioned in the otherworldly painted gardens of Hieronymus Bosch and…

Inclusivity and diversity are the bywords at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston as it prepares a slate of exhibitions and events throughout 2020 to commemorate 150 years as a public museum.