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Here are the top ten stories Art & Object readers loved in 2020.

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 coffee-table tome "Young, Gifted and Black: A New Generation of Artists" is a must-have monograph for anyone interested in assembling—or simply appreciating—a momentous art collection.

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 not have the package in tow.

Though the popularity of chess has seen a major uptick lately, the strategic game is no passing fad.

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.

As the owner of contemporary art by luminaries such as Cy Twombly, Cindy Sherman, and Andy Warhol, Baltimore-based writer and filmmaker John Waters might have considered offering his collection to a large national museum because of its prestige, reputation, and attendance.

The great American artist Wayne Thiebaud turns 100 on Sunday, and he seems unfazed.