The Surreal Cookbook Of Salvador Dalí
In the early 1970s surrealist icon Salvador Dalí published a lavish cookbook called Les Dîners de Gala. Decades later, the book is being republished for a new and much wider audience.
Fine Art
Quran Exhibition Shines A Light On The Holy Books' Dedicated Artists
The Smithsonian show isn't about the words of the Quran so much as the people who laboriously copied it, letter by letter. When they made a mistake, they fixed it with flourish — and sometimes gold.
Jeff Koons Gives France A Giant Bouquet Of Flowers, But It Comes With A Price
The work of art is meant to honor the victims of the November 2015 terrorist attacks. Construction is already underway on Bouquet of Tulips -- but not all Parisians are pleased with the gift.
William Christenberry, Artist Whose Muse Was Rural Alabama, Dies At 80
The photographer, who also painted and sculpted, returned to the place of his youth every summer, chronicling the lives of old buildings and roadside businesses as they changed with age.
In A First, Spain's Prado Museum Puts The Spotlight On A Female Artist
Clara Peeters, a 17th century Flemish painter, hid tiny self-portraits in her still life paintings. She wasn't a household name, then or now, and just 40 or so of her paintings have survived.
Matisse And Diebenkorn 'Meet' At Last, At The Baltimore Museum Of Art
Henri Matisse and Richard Diebenkorn never met in real life, but a new exhibit feels like a conversation between the two artists. Across decades and continents, Matisse influenced Deibenkorn's work.
How Technology Helped Martin Luther Change Christianity
As the 500th anniversary of Martin Luther's 95 Theses approaches, an exhibit shows how Luther's treatise against the Catholic Church spread, before the advent of modern communications.
Before His Name Was Known At All, Seuss Put Creatures On The Wall
Decades before he became a beloved children's book author, Theodor Geisel (better known as Dr. Seuss) created a series of whimsical sculptures he called "Unorthodox Taxidermy."
How Does Christoph Niemann Make Art Look Effortless? With A Lot Of Work
The artist and illustrator says that behind every fun, whimsical sketch there are "100 very boring, unsexy steps." Niemann describes his creative process in his new book Sunday Sketching.
New York's Museum Of Modern Art Acquires Original Emoji
NPR's Robert Siegel speaks with Paola Antonelli, senior curator at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City, about the museum's recent acquisition of the original emoji for its permanent collection.