Takeshi Kitano presents a portrait of an artist who sacrifices his family and nearly his own life in pursuit of art in his new film "Achilles and the Tortoise."

Japanese cult director Takeshi Kitano turns his oddball gaze on what he calls the "cruel" world of art and art collecting in his latest movie, which has its premiere at the Venice film festival on Thursday.

A criminal is a criminal, but a con man is an artist . In a recent case, a stylish, ascot-wearing man using the name "Clark Rockefeller" fooled just about everyone: two wives, a New York art dealer, even a state senator. He's wanted for questioning about a two-decade-old disappearance and possible murder.

Japanese filmmaker Takeshi Kitano presents a portrait of an artist who sacrifices his family and nearly his own life in the pursuit of art in his new film "Achilles and the Tortoise," making its premiere at the Venice Film Festival.

Mr. Baxandall?s analysis of the social forces shaping works of art and the way they were seen helped pave the way for the influential movement known as the new art history.

FREEHOLD, N.J. - Art Official has been listed as the 9-5 favorite for the $392,850 Cane Pace at Freehold Raceway on Monday following a record-setting win in last week's eliminations.

Good intentions prevail at a series of performance art parties in the making, all of which are intended to draw you -- yes, you -- out of your shell, in the Northwest Courts during Bumbershoot.

The Gulf Coast Museum of Art is closing Jan. 30 after struggling with poor attendance and a constant deficit since opening in 1999. Museum leaders cite its location as the primary reason for its troubles. Executive director Michelle Turman said...

An optically confounding two-dimensional bowl from glass artist David Traub took out the main prize at the 2008 Cavalier Bremworth Art of Glass Awards this week.

Pete Felten’s stone sculptures are among the 24 finalists for the 8 Wonders of Kansas Art list.