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He taught Germany the language of the streets - and his own demons along with it. On December 16, Haftbefehl celebrates his ...

Beethoven's output for cello and piano spanned his lifetime -- starting with the two sonatas he composed in 1796; two near ...

Country music star Jimmie Allen's estranged wife, Alexis Gale, announced the birth of the couple's third child together. They separated earlier this year, shortly before lawsuits were filed against ...

In this week's episode of The Envelope podcast, Tonatiuh discusses 'Kiss of the Spider Woman' and Kate Hudson talks 'Song ...

Few art forms are as burdened by canons as classical music and opera. That, perhaps, is why I love to be surprise ...

Frank Gehry, through making concert halls that inspired new ideas, wound up doing more to advance music than anyone else in ...

This San Francisco-based graphics artist uses this new technology to see how famous paintings and cartoon characters would ...

Longtime gallery owner Douglas Flanders loved giving unknown artists a chance. He hosted the “State Fair Rejects” show for those who didn’t get into the Minnesota State Fair’s Fine Arts Competition.

“The Dream (The Bed)” by the Mexican artist sold for $54.7 million. Photo: Stefan Ruiz/Sotheby’s Mexican painter Frida Kahlo became the most expensive female artist at auction on Thursday when Sotheby ...

What makes art art? Is it the method or the creator? Does it need a color palette and oil paints, or a canvas laid flat on the floor and paint splattered across it? Does it require a critically ...

From the Mona Lisa to the American Gothic, these famous paintings don’t just grace museum walls; they offer a glimpse into the past and define entire generations. Although most of these masterpieces ...