Yves Klein’s Leap Into the Blue (With Living Paintbrushes)
The word “decorative,” with its evocation of surfacey dazzle, is often a put-down in art. But Yves Klein, the legendary French avant-gardist who...
Mary Cassatt’s Women Didn’t Sit Pretty
In the epic story of modern art, Mary Cassatt has been cast as the premier painter of mothers and babies. Yet she created...
Christie’s Holds Major Art Auctions Despite Cyberattack
The salesroom at Christie’s was packed on Tuesday evening, as spectators rubbernecked to see if buyers would compete for multimillion-dollar artworks at an...
How to Plan a Visit to the V&A Museum in London
Even for someone who loves getting lost in museums — especially “everything museums” like the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York —...
Will the Art Market Find Its Footing After Stumbling Sales and a Hack at...
Estimates are still soaring past the $20 million mark and canvases still bear the signatures of dependable ringers like Warhol, Basquiat and Picasso....
Hobbled by Cyberattack, Christie’s Says Marquee Sales Will Proceed
Officials at Christie’s auction house said on Saturday that the marquee sales that account for nearly half of its annual revenue would continue,...
Can Wastewater Recycling Systems Solve Water Scarcity?
This article is part of our Design special section about water as a source of creativity.In the science fiction epic “Dune” (books and...
A Panorama of Design Products
This article is part of our Design special section about water as a source of creativity.For Ancient Roman Baths, a Chance to Sparkle...
Chen Chen and Kai Williams’s Furniture Collection Reflects Mortality
This article is part of our Design special section about water as a source of creativity.Chen Chen and Kai Williams grabbed attention in...
Christie’s Website Is Brought Down by Hackers Days Before $840 Million Auctions
Days before Christie’s expected to sell as much as $840 million worth of art at an auction set to include paintings by Warhol...
