Here are the top ten stories Art & Object readers loved in 2020.
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Calling out modernist designs of the past seventy years, the order seeks a return to the Classically-inspired architecture of our founding fathers.
How an idealized visual representation of the male form that originated in Ancient Greece has survived more or less intact until today
A French metal detectorist thought he could cash in on his finds by duping the French government, but officials saw through his ploy.
The coffee-table tome "Young, Gifted and Black: A New Generation of Artists" is a must-have monograph for anyone interested in assembling—or simply appreciating—a momentous art collection.
Traveling from Düsseldorf to Tel Aviv, the man carried a canvas by surrealist master Yves Tanguy in a flat cardboard box. When he reached his final destination, he realized to his horror that he did…
More recent cave painting discoveries, like a 2014 revelation of cave art in Indonesia, believed to be at least 36,000 years old, have altered our understanding of early humans altogether.
Though the popularity of chess has seen a major uptick lately, the strategic game is no passing fad.
