or “art for art’s sake,” as the English painter James Abbott McNeill Whistler surmised. Art historians struggle to discern when Modern art stops and contemporary art begins. Not only because ...

This past Christmas, the Vatican chose to display a nativity scene designed by Palestinian ... “I hope with all my heart that contemporary art can open our eyes, helping us to value adequately ...

For the first time in nearly a decade, the Contemporary Art Center downtown is charging an admission fee.It comes after a series of financial issues have had an impact on the center ...

This trend, however, has changed as collectors from around the world increasingly appreciate African art's rich history and significance. While the contemporary African art market's dollar value ...

Legendary painter MF Husain’s Untitled (Gram Yatra), billed as one of his most important and sizable works from the 1950s, went for over ₹118 crore ($13.8 million) at an auction, setting the ...

The contemporary art market is bouncing back, but big-money sales are slowing down. According to Artprice’s latest report, more people are buying affordable pieces, while expensive artworks are ...

But since it’s Christmas, now is a better time than ever to call attention to a lesser-known and somewhat ominous Botticelli painting ... Nativity” was snapped up at a low price by an English ...

The annual Upland Christmas Nativity Art and Music Festival, featuring hundreds of Nativity scenes and a variety of musical performances, will be held Dec. 5-7 at the Upland Church of Jesus Christ ...

One of the most insightful things the painter Dexter Dalwood ever learnt about English painting came from an American. He recalls to me a time he was listening to the artist Alex Katz, who was ...

The nativity scene is also called a creche ... By developing new traditions, we can keep the message of the Gospel alive and relevant through modern art, community service projects, or digital ...

Beautiful to display, easy to put away: This modern art nativity display doubles as a puzzle the whole family can enjoy putting together. And come January, just break it up and store it for next year.

However, the sprawling city also has an artistic heritage spanning centuries that is the foundation upon which Cairo’s contemporary art scene is built. As iconic cultural centers have been ...