NEW YORK — Pieces by Pablo Picasso and Alberto Giacometti have sold at a New York City auction of impressionist and modern art. The 1971 Picass...
Sultan Sooud Al-Qassemi | Posted 05.28.2009 | World
The video installation by the Palestinian graphic artist Sharif Waked, sums up the sentiments of many Muslims who are repulsed by the "death industry" propagated by cowardly terrorists.
AP | MARTIN BENEDYK | Posted 05.24.2009 | World
LUDLOW, England — What a British auction house claims are a set of paintings and sketches by a young Adolf Hitler sold at auction Thursday for 9...
Jonathan Melber | Posted 05.23.2009 | Entertainment
One of the things that makes Con Artist so interesting is its search for what's behind Mark Kostabi's current act. Is there something new to his art, or its meaning?
Carla Smith | Posted 05.22.2009 | Style
Living with an outdated decor or in rooms that are bleak is not the solution to weathering tough times. Here are a few suggestions to liven up your space no matter what your budget might be.
Julio Depietro | Posted 05.22.2009 | Entertainment
Take that first step. Write one sentence. One brush stroke. Make one zero-budget short film. You never know where that might lead you -- but you know what will never happen if you don't.
Georgianne Nienaber | Posted 05.21.2009 | Entertainment
Five-time Grammy winner, Mary Chapin Carpenter is still raving about the experience she had performing with Kate Campbell, Claire Holley and Caroline Herring at the Eudora Welty Centennial Concert.
Huffington Post | Jessica Gusman | Posted 05.18.2009 | World
The April 6 earthquake in L'Aquila, Italy, damaged more than just homes and buildings, it affected the culture of the region. Old churches and school...
Patricia Zohn | Posted 05.18.2009 | Entertainment
Even though these images are not her current work, they are every bit as powerful today. They tell us to stay alert, to be mindful, and aware that we can be easily manipulated.
Geri Spieler | Posted 05.16.2009 | Living
I got an E-mail from her new lawyer two months ago. He told me that unless I return her art immediately, which is rightfully her property, he said, he was authorized to sue me.
Heather Cabot | Posted 05.07.2009 | Living
As we watched our preschoolers take turns in the sand with shovels and pails this morning, I realized that for the first time in a while, we weren't venting about our creative frustration.
AP | Posted 05.03.2009 | World
ROME -- Experts unveiled Thursday a previously unknown portrait of Leonardo da Vinci showing the artist and inventor as a middle-aged man with piercin...
Rob Stafford | Posted 05.02.2009 | Media
My father was a teacher. He taught science & history. Sixth grade and fourth. I always got the impression he moved to fourth grade because the sixt...
Tanene Allison | Posted 05.01.2009 | Politics
It was a poet who gave our nation, and new President, the words that led to our visioning of how this time of potential and possibility could become real.
Eric Shutt | Posted 04.30.2009 | Style
Hypothesis: confirmed. Artomatic's 2009 showcase showdown is ready to rock it in style. Days after City Paper's 2009 BESTof readers choice issue name...
AP | SAMUEL MAULL | Posted 04.26.2009 | Business
NEW YORK — The owner of a now-closed Manhattan art gallery with a star-studded clientele was painted as a thief who stole $88 million from art o...
Janet Kinosian | Posted 06.23.2009 | Living
In the Feng Shui system, your bedroom is one of the most important rooms in your home. When you walk in, you should feel like a warm pair of arms has encircled you: It should be tranquil, peaceful and inspire proper rest, privacy, and your true personality.
Jonathan Melber | Posted 04.24.2009 | Style
Most artists cannot live off their art -- even relatively successful artists in New York or L.A. So don't feel like you're doing something wrong if you can't make ends meet without a day job.
RTÉ News | Posted 04.24.2009 | World
Who snuck nude paintings of Taoiseach Brian Cowen into two of Dublin's most prestigious museums?...
Kimberly Brooks | Posted 04.23.2009 | Living
In her "Divorced Men Series," Kaufman traveled into divorced men's homes and took portraits with them and danced with them. I find the work humorous, deeply explorative and touching.
John Farr | Posted 04.18.2009 | Living
Tell me if you agree with the following assessment of contemporary life, and if you do concur, then let me know why you're not scared, or angry.
Edward Lifson | Posted 04.12.2009 | Chicago
When the Modern Wing opens it will drastically change our perceptions the area. Combined with Millennium Park, we now have a stronger than ever cultural presence in that part of downtown.
Jonathan Melber | Posted 04.12.2009 | Media
An AP victory in this case would undermine artistic freedom. And it would, to paraphrase Lawrence Lessig, effectively outlaw a legitimate form of art.
Jonathan Melber | Posted 04.05.2009 | Style
The Armory Show kicked off yesterday in New York, but signs of the cruel economy are looming over the sprawling international art fair.
Hillary Newman | Posted 04.02.2009 | Green
There is nothing more exciting than to look at the promise of the day making art.
AP | Posted 06.05.2009 | Business