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Quiz: The Smithsonian Institution

Nation & World - May 29, 2009

Test your knowledge of the massive museum complex based in Washington, D.C. more >>

Crime and Picasso: The Shadowy Underworld of Art

By Ulrich Boser - Nation & World - May 29, 2009

A special FBI team focuses on one of the world's most lucrative illegal activities. more >>

Fine Arts Rankings Methodology

By Robert Morse and Sam Flanigan - Education - April 22, 2009

How we rank fine arts programs. more >>

Bernard Madoff, A Con Man for Our Times

By Jonathan Lopez - Opinion - March 16, 2009

The New York con is reminiscent of history's notorious art forgers. more >>

Luxury Blog Roundup

By Kimberly Castro - Luxe Life - March 5, 2009

A personalized bust, Lindsey Davenport's estate, and the perfect beach chair more >>

Improving Our Art Programs Rankings

By Robert Morse - Morse Code: Inside the College Rankings - February 26, 2009

Ranking art programs is difficult because the material is so subjective by nature. more >>

What Are the Latest Trends in Technology, Entertainment, and Design?

By Steve King - Outside Voices: Small Business - February 12, 2009

Green movement, genetic engineering, robots, and sensors are focuses of conference. more >>

Degas Ballerina Bronze Sold for $19.2 Million

By Kimberly Castro - Luxe Life - February 4, 2009

Sotheby's said the sale price is the highest ever paid for a Degas statue. more >>

Degas Ballerina Bronze Expected to Sell for Up to $17 Million

By Kimberly Castro - Luxe Life - February 3, 2009

The sale is a rare opportunity to acquire an icon of Impressionist art. more >>

'Inconvenient Truth' Opera Inconveniently Loses Director

By Maura Judkis - Fresh Greens - February 3, 2009

Director William Friedkin, citing artistic differences, has quit the production. more >>

Brandeis to Sell Entire Art Collection

By Alison Go - The Paper Trail - January 27, 2009

Proceeds from auction would help to alleviate $10 million budget deficit. more >>

Capturing Roland Burris and Washington, D.C., Politics

By John Aloysius Farrell - John A. Farrell - January 7, 2009

Pulitzer-winning photographer Stephen Crowley gets Roland Burris right. more >>

Try Your Hand at Pottery

By Kenneth Terrell - Nation & World - December 18, 2008

The classic craft continues to attract new enthusiasts. more >>

Best Small Business to Start: Online Art Dealer

By Candice Novak - Money - November 13, 2008

There is always travel involved in the art world, whether to another country to find emerging artists. more >>

Artists Destroy Gas-Guzzling El Camino

By Maura Judkis - Fresh Greens - September 18, 2008

Performance art was billed as saying goodbye to waste and materialism. more >>

The Dangerous Art of the Tattoo

By Bernadine Healy, M.D. - Health - July 25, 2008

Consider the health risks of this invasive procedure before getting—or removing—body art. more >>

Should All Public Art Be Green?

By Maura Judkis - Fresh Greens - July 7, 2008

Olafur Eliasson's "Waterfalls" are green. Should we select future projects on the same basis? more >>

Making Graphic Designers Come to You

By Matthew Bandyk - Risky Business - June 27, 2008

How small businesses can use Web 2.0 to get artwork. more >>

John Updike on American Art

By Jay Tolson - Nation & World - May 23, 2008

The writer brings a life of creative and critical labor to the examination of American masterworks. more >>

Art Collecting Is Not Just for the Rich

By Liz Wolgemuth - Money - May 8, 2008

It’s a hot market—and a supremely risky one. more >>

If You're Considering a Tattoo, Read This

By Lindsay Lyon - Health - April 15, 2008

Sometimes the inks are tainted with substances you don't want under your skin. more >>

The Art of the Internet Universe

Science - April 14, 2008

A computer-generated visualization depicts a frozen moment in the Internet universe. more >>

A Legacy of Beauty

By Beth Brophy - Nation & World - April 7, 2008

Islam has nourished a rich tradition in the decorative arts. more >>

Student Profile: Why Yale Was the Right Program for Him

By Linda Kulman - Education - March 26, 2008

If not for his drawings and paintings, Ahmed Alsoudani might still be in Syria. more >>