Art historians have posited that the red marks on the chained unicorn do not represent blood, but rather pomegranate juice dripping from the tree above; pomegranate being a symbol of marriage and ...

Our critic calls his survey “scintillating and sweeping.” By Holland Cotter The Museum of Modern Art in New York is promoting Christophe Cherix, the chief curator of its drawings and prints ...

The Graffito of Esmet-Akhom in the temple of Philae is the last known use of hieroglyphs in ancient Egypt, but why did they stop being used?

This is not merely a bronze horse from nearly 2,000 years ago — it transcends the title of a masterpiece of art. For the ...

March 30, 2025 • The U.N. has identified Kabwe, a city of almost 300,000 people in Zambia, as one of the most polluted places on the planet. Who is to blame? And can justice be done?