This month, Art Basel returns in Switzerland, Art Paris examines a cultural renaissance, and Photo London reopens with Robert Capa’s work on view.This month, Art…
View More A Brief Look Ahead to 3 In-Person Art FairsCategory: Culture & Traditions
Putting Pieces of Beirut’s Past Back Together
Ancient glass vessels that were smashed in a deadly blast in Lebanon’s capital will have a new chance to represent the city’s role in art…
View More Putting Pieces of Beirut’s Past Back TogetherWhen an Art Fair Is Also a (Rare) Book Fair
Dealers in rare books and manuscripts discuss the challenges and benefits of showing their works online and share advice for new collectors.Dealers in rare books…
View More When an Art Fair Is Also a (Rare) Book FairTEFAF Stays Online, for Now
As the pandemic persists, and a big anniversary approaches, TEFAF is preparing a virtual edition with a challenge for exhibitors: a three-work limit.As the pandemic…
View More TEFAF Stays Online, for NowWillard Scott, Longtime ‘Today’ Weatherman, Dies at 87
Mr. Scott, who played both Bozo the Clown and the original Ronald McDonald on television, was a longtime weather forecaster on the “Today” show who…
View More Willard Scott, Longtime ‘Today’ Weatherman, Dies at 87Delores Custer, 79, Dies; Gave Star Turns to Cornflakes and Noodles
A longtime food stylist for big-name companies, she was a master of the craft and taught students all over the world how to sweat a…
View More Delores Custer, 79, Dies; Gave Star Turns to Cornflakes and Noodles‘Lokame Tharavadu’: Birthing an art ecosystem in Kerala
A mammoth exhibition uses heritage buildings in Alappuzha to make an important statement about conservation and art infrastructureA mammoth exhibition uses heritage buildings in Alappuzha…
View More ‘Lokame Tharavadu’: Birthing an art ecosystem in KeralaThere’s a GameStop Book, Already
With “The Antisocial Network,” Ben Mezrich does for January’s infamous short squeeze what he did for Facebook with “The Accidental Billionaires.”With “The Antisocial Network,” Ben…
View More There’s a GameStop Book, AlreadyIndia-Backed Forces Order Kashmir’s Poets to Go Silent
Harsh measures against dissent have trickled down to practitioners of the region’s poetic traditions, with many saying they have been told to stop.Harsh measures against…
View More India-Backed Forces Order Kashmir’s Poets to Go SilentStephen Vizinczey, ‘In Praise of Older Women’ Author, Dies at 88
His best-known work, somewhat scandalous for the mid-1960s, treated sex frankly and sold millions of copies.His best-known work, somewhat scandalous for the mid-1960s, treated sex…
View More Stephen Vizinczey, ‘In Praise of Older Women’ Author, Dies at 88