The Fondation Louis Vuitton will present the first retrospective in France dedicated to Mark Rothko (1903-1970) since the exhibition held at the musée d’Art moderne de la Ville de Paris in 1999. The exhibition, which opens to the public on October 18, brings together some 115 ... More

Six centuries of Venetian sculpture of doges (elected officials) are the subject of a new tome, Venice and the Doges (Rizzoli), by Toto Bergamo Rossi, which chronicles the masterpieces that fill the city’s churches. More

Though they worked more than 50 years apart, impressionist painter Claude Monet and abstract artist Mark Rothko actually have a lot in common. The new book Monet/Rothko (Flammarion) examines these two artists who explored the frontiers of abstraction. More

The ability to capture instantaneous images with ease has become integral to our daily lives. Most of us have a camera on our person at all times, and many of us cannot remember a time when pictures were not instantly viewable on a digital device. In 1943, a young girl asked ... More

Founded in 1997 by art collectors and gallery owners Ernst and Hildy Beyeler, Fondation Beyeler in Basel is the most visited art museum in Switzerland. It also has one of the most comprehensive collections of Piet Mondrian paintings in Switzerland, ranging from important early works to ... More

In Growing Up Getty: The Story of America’s Most Unconventional Dynasty, author James Reginato offers an enthralling and comprehensive look into the contemporary state of one of the wealthiest—and most misunderstood—family dynasties in the world. Now spread across four continents, a new generation of eccentric and ... More

Sitting on half an acre near the Via Veneto in Rome, Casino di Villa Boncompagni Ludovisi, locally known as the Villa Aurora, was built as a hunting lodge around 1570. The villa is all that remains of a much larger compound commissioned by Cardinal Francesco Maria del Monte. The lodge ... More

Lynch, star of Glee and The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, grew up in Illinois listening to the Broadway cast album of Funny Girl. Now, the actress is starring as Fanny Brice’s mother in a revival of the show opposite Beanie Feldstein. “I couldn’t be more thrilled. ... More

Over seven decades, Agnes Martin solidified her reputation as a pioneer of minimalism and abstract painting with iconic artworks that continue to inspire. Phaidon’s highly coveted Agnes Martin: Paintings, Writings, Remembrances, the first and only career retrospective of the American artist, has returned to the marketplace ... More

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