Johnny Depp owes thanks to Howard Pyle, the 19th-century artist who created the image of the swashbuckling pirate

A blonde Virgin Mary? Stockings filled with gifts? Here's why we see Christmas the way we do

The actor talked to Salon about art, identity and his new foreword for Hermann Hesse's classic, "Demian"

The same part of the brain that processes art deals with facial recognition, too

As a child, Singleton's films taught me about black life outside of my bubble. As an adult, he gave me even more

Cynthia Gibson turns salmon vertebrae into wearable art, making corsets, dresses and jewelry by hand

And all I got was this documentary. Paul H-O on his film about the iconic photographer and the perils of being an art world sidekick.

In an interview with a longtime collaborator, the actor/artist/writer defends -- and explains -- his genre hopping

The plywood that boarded up businesses became artwork, and there's a move to preserve them before they're discarded

The Dutch master has intrigued art-lovers for four centuries

It’s all too easy to diss Damien Hirst, but there's something disturbing in his work

What the classic children's bedtime story and the painter whose work jump-started Modernism have in common

Jason deCaires Taylor's submerged sculptures are his signature. Damien Hirst had a similar idea. Rip-off or not?

In a stunning new book, author Vikram Chandra explores the mystical complexities hiding in our laptops and iPhones

The actor leaks gossip about his love life in order to keep us from paying attention to his avant-garde scams