As the annual Esala Perahera parades the streets of Kandy once again, S.B. Karalliyadda discusses why the Dalada (Tooth Relic) is revered above all other relics of the Buddha Sri Lanka’s spectacular ...

By Holland Cotter Lisa Schiff acknowledges stealing millions from major collectors who trusted her to buy them fashionable art. By Sarah Maslin Nir His Brutalist buildings, praised during the ...

The Gatabaruwa Perahera, an esteemed cultural festival held annually at the Moravaka Gatabaruwa Raja Maha Viharaya, is one of Sri Lanka’s most cherished Perahera celebrations. This year, the festival ...

The seats inside the Mahamaluwa are free, as they are by invitation of the Sri Dalada Maligawa. Several other locations were also sold to both foreigners and local devotees at exorbitant rates. Though ...

Artist Emma Majury demonstrates some basic artistic techniques in the realms of drawing, painting, photography, printing, collage, and sculpture. A series of short films for primary schools ...

October 24, 2024 • Kaphar draws on his own painful relationship with his father in his film, Exhibiting Forgiveness. He says the project gave him "a sympathy for my father that I never had as a ...

Fall's here, but September heat keeps rising in this Canadian town ...

There aren’t many things that my husband and I fight over, but the JBL Clip 5 is on that list. I normally win the custody battle, which is why you can almost always find it in my bag (along with ...

The Smithsonian’s museums display objects from our collections that span the breadth of art and design from the ancient to the modern-day, from the whimsical to the practical. Along with our ...

an often overlooked but visionary figure who jumpstarted the careers of many of modern art's giants Julia Binswanger Renaissance paintings, medieval archives, cloistered orchards—how one Italian ...

Whether you're a fan of Banksy's street art style or prefer the vivid colors of impressionists like Monet, there's no doubt that art can be a great investment, and it's growing in popularity.