In the lead-up to its marquee November sales in New York in 2017, Christie’s infamously announced that its trophy consignment, Leonardo da Vinci’s Salvator Mundi, dated circa 1500, would be sold in ...

Artistic styles exist only in retrospect. While many of their defining characteristics are formulated in manifestos by pioneering artists, a style can’t be fully understood until it has become a thing ...

Not traditional yet far from modern, contemporary interior design can feel like the best of all words. Audrey Scheck of Audrey Scheck Design tells me, “While modern design refers to a specific time ...

Contemporary is the term used for architecture of the 21st century. Unlike some other architectural periods, contemporary isn’t a movement, but a style reflecting the trends of the time a home is ...

Constructing places of worship has always been an intricate practice, managing to detach the human, and release the boundary between body, mind, and spirit. Holy presence has been crucial in designing ...

Paul Pfeiffer, “Fragment of a Crucifixion (After Francis Bacon)” (detail) (1999) CHICAGO — He suffered, was crucified, died, and was buried; he descended to hell. He rose again from the dead… ...

The MFA Contemporary Theater and Performance program takes an approach that is project-centered, process-oriented, and highly collaborative. Curricular pathways are designed based on each student’s ...

Change is afoot at L.A.’s Craft Contemporary. Longtime Executive Director Suzanne Isken is retiring this month, and the museum has named Rody N. López as her successor. He comes to the museum from the ...