Kyoto's traditional dance performances, including the geiko dances of Miyako Odori and the dynamic Yosakoi Festival, offer a ...

In three visits to London between 1899 and 1901, the French Impressionist, then approaching 60 years of age, embarked upon one of the most ambitious series of penetrating paintings ever undertaken ...

The House of Phaedra is named for this painting of the mythological Phaedra and Hippolytus. Pompeii Archaeological Park Eventually, Roman home design evolved, and it became more acceptable to ...

One such vengeful spirit long associated with the city is Sugawara no Michizane, a scholar and politician in the mid-Heian Period (794-1185). After a conflict with the powerful Fujiwara clan got ...

A show at the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago challenges the timeworn critics’ contention that painting is dead, expanding the idea of what painting can be. By Jane L. Levere This article is ...

In the early Heian Period (794–1185), the monk Shintai, a disciple of Kūkai (the founder of Shingon Buddhism in Japan) who was close to Shūen, joined the temple. Important buildings were added ...

Meller told CNN’s Anna Stewart that Ai-Da’s art highlights society’s relationship to technology and underscores a long tradition of art mirroring societal change. “All the greatest artists ...

Some art museums overawe with the sweep of their collections. Others thrill with a few perfectly placed masterworks. The best of them embody their cities’ ambitions and fulfill an ideal ...

Some 2,000 people dressed in costumes from eras ranging from the Heian period (794-1185) to the Meiji Restoration (mid- to late 19th century) paraded along major avenues in the city of Kyoto ...

Starting today, all of Fresco’s premium features are no longer locked behind a paywall. The app first launched in 2019 and isn’t particularly well-known compared to more established Adobe apps ...

Two "rare" paintings by LS Lowry have sold for a combined sum of more than £1.8m. A painting of Senhouse Street in Maryport, Cumbria, went under the hammer at Christie's auction house and sold ...