Art suffuses our lives. Whether it's bluegrass, heavy metal, Frank Sinatra or Mozart, music moves us all. On a trip to a foreign city, visiting an art museum is a mandatory exercise. Imaginative ...

We might think art experts and artists have a leg up on art appreciation that rewards them with a deeper enjoyment of art. But it turns out art literacy makes little difference in how much one ...

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A mathematical program that began as a lark for an Israeli scientist has become a serious effort to match some of the world's greatest painters with their masterpieces. If the project pans out, it ...

A new study has found that electronic stimulation to a certain part of the brain could help you appreciate art better. Science! What Cattaneo and team found is that the electronic brain stimulation ...

“What do you think will be the most Instagrammed art here?” Questions like this one are incredibly common when Art Fair season arrives. Let’s face it, part of viewing art in the 21st century is to ...

Dana Goldstein has an interesting Slate piece looking at how states, schools, and districts are assessing children’s learning in the performing and visual arts. This is an issue I’ve struggled with ...

Art collecting is a growing pastime in America today. The collection, investments and appreciation is what people desire, but it has always been difficult to locate where to access them. Arthena is ...

One of the things that’s often presented as uniquely human is art. We have Picasso, Monet, Banksy and Michelangelo. Animals do not. And yet, curiously, we seem to be obsessed with understanding ...