DRAWINGS are to paintings what letters are to public declarations, or diaries to autobiographies, or songs to symphonies. Michelangelo called drawing the basis of almost all knowledge, believing that ...

I am not an expert on art but I am an expert on gullibility, and art appreciation (and certainly art economics) can in part be understood as an example of mass gullibility at work. Take the case of an ...

A strong case can be made that Thomas Mann’s The Magic Mountain, which was published in November 1924, marked the end of an era when a work of literature could claim to encapsulate the entirety of the ...

The life and work of the world's most celebrated artists. Each episode reveals unique insights into the life of the artists, from exploring the places they lived and worked to uncovering their ...

Winter is the perfect season to slow down, seek inspiration and lose yourself in books that expand your creative world. This year’s standout art and culture releases span great works of art, feminist ...