In an excerpt from his Mellon Lectures, art historian Wu Hung explains how Enlightenment ideas underpin—and complicate—the long history of Chinese art. A view of the terracotta army in the mausoleum ...

Born in Florentine workshops in the early 1400s, realism enjoyed a long run, dominating European art for four centuries. By the mid-1860s it had degenerated into a weary superficiality. This inspired ...

In the history of Japanese art, Tadanori Yokoo stands alone. Throughout his more than 40-year career, the enigmatic graphic designer and painter has maintained ties to both the commercial world and ...