Contemporary art comes in many shapes and forms, but close your eyes and think of what an artist looks like and nine times out of 10,...
During her early childhood, artist and fashion photographer Cindy Sherman would dress up in 1920s vintage clothing given to her by her great-grandmother. The activity proved...
Chinese fashion mogul Li Lin sat in the aisle seat of the first row of the runway show, shunning the spotlight. This was the 30th-anniversary show...
This morning, the Costume Institute of the Met announced its spring exhibition. “Superfine: Tailoring Black Style” will trace the history of the Black dandy. Black dandyism...
Establishing a new cultural scene with a distinctly modern outlook in England in the early 20th century, the Bloomsbury Group was a circle of intellectuals who...
This October, Christie’s will present its inaugural solo auction of legendary surrealist French sculptor François-Xavier Lalanne’s works, opening with a public exhibit curated by French luxury...
Art Basel in June typically signals the start of the art world’s summer break, while Armory Week, held in September, serves as the homecoming. But news...
Baseball behemoth Babe Ruth has earned yet another accolade. This weekend, the jersey that the ‘Sultan of Swat’ purportedly wore during his fabled ‘called shot’ of...
Most avid Apple collectors fondly remember an era where the tech giant was but a pithy underdog. Now, such fans have another chance to score—and even...
As Constantin Brancusi neared the end of his life in the 1950s, he proposed bequeathing his estate to Romania. When the Communist regime refused, Brancusi pledged...
Millennia ago, someone in the province of Hatay in Turkey made a shopping list that would surprisingly survive the ravages of time. During restoration works after...
The art world can be stranger than fiction, and remains fertile ground for writers to mine. Our writers and editors have picked out exciting new fiction...