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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’.

Peter McGough has a smartphone. That may not sound particularly newsworthy in 2019, but for an artist who famously eschewed modern conveniences like electricity, this is a surprising revelation.

What is Meow Wolf? An art collective founded in Santa Fe, N.M., whose name came from words picked out of a hat, and which puts on immersive exhibitions that tantalize audiences with vivid visuals and storytelling that is magical, mysterious, or just downright weird. Their latest exhibit, called "The House of Eternal Return," is contained in a former bowling alley purchased by one of the group's benefactors, "Game of Thrones" author George R.R. Martin.

Throughout his life, Henry H. Arnhold was committed to preserving and promoting the rich heritage of his native Dresden. Building on a selection initially formed in Germany by his family, Arnhold assembled one of the greatest collections of Meissen porcelain in the world, second only to that of the Dresden Porcelain Collection itself.

A rare masterpiece from a 16th-century female artist is back on view after centuries of disrepair.

A Life in a Sea of Red presents six different political and social eras in Communist China and the Soviet Union.

The list of artists who have collaborated with Graphicstudio – a print workshop on the campus of the University of South Florida in the city of Tampa – goes on and on.

Fuzzy white hair, like a halo, rings the head of Christo, the artist known for creating monumental site-specific works worldwide.

This year, the International Fine Print Dealers Association (IFPDA) and its Fine Art Print Fair named Jenny Gibbs their new Executive Director. Previously, Gibbs was the Director of the MA in Art Business program at Sotheby’s Institute of Art. We spoke to Jenny Gibbs about her new role at IFPDA, the state of fine art prints, and what visitors to the upcoming Fine Art Print Fair can expect.