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The intertwining of politics and theatre is a unique combination of unvarnished representation of social problems, social criticism and often satirical humour, all expressed in artistic terms. But ...

In partnership with the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art (MASS MoCA), The Greenway Conservancy will feature its first ...

Evan Scott explores the Shanghai-based artist’s fusion of Buddhist philosophy with East Asian pop culture ...

The art market is in the midst of a radical sea change. What can buyers and sellers learn from the cresting waves?

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In an excerpt from his new book “Paris in Ruins,” critic Sebastian Smee breaks down the charged, extravagantly expressive portraits between the painters Berthe Morisot and Édouard Manet.

Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a law to reunite a Jewish family with an Impressionist painting looted by Nazis. The law was ...

While the history of animation dates back to the dawn of cinema's golden age, the first animated television show is often ...

Visitors to the National Gallery of Art’s marquee exhibition, “Paris 1874: The Impressionist Moment,” encounter two very ...

Alessandro Giuli, who heads up Rome's Maxxi museum, replaces Gennaro Sangiuliano in the right-wing government role ...

Now that the N.F.L. season has begun, you may have noticed football players wearing a strange sort of cover over their ...