The delicate art of restoring a polychrome altarpiece.

The “doodoo” comment, from Rep. Robert Dornan about a work by John Miller, focused on just one of the controversies surrounding the beleaguered National Endowment for the Arts amidst conservative efforts to abolish the agency.

Artists who distributed their grant money to “undocumented taxpayers” sparked yet another controversy over government funding

Acting NEA head Anne-Imelda Radice was criticized by the left and the right as she tried to keep the agency afloat.

Globalism is still the catchword of the Guggenheim. But under new director Richard Armstrong, look for a shift in the way the museum pursues it.

Using her body as a tool, the artist shares visceral messages about feminism, the body, and art history.

The graphic language of 900-year-old Catalan frescoes refers to love, damnation, and the all-seeing eye of God.

Visiting the places in northern Spain where the well-known Basque artist Ignacio Zuloaga lived and worked.

Cornell Capa, Anne Tucker, Peter Galassi, and Marvin Heiferman on images that made a powerful impact.

Interviewing the popular torero at his finca in La Mancha

Actress Jane Alexander takes the helm of the embattled National Endowment for the Arts.

A visit with Spain’s ‘red’ duchess at her palace in Andalusia.

The Spanish cities of Jerez, Puerto de Santa María and Sanlucar de Barrameda make most of the world's sherry, but there is plenty to do in these small cities besides drink wine, and plenty to see as well.

The stodgy AAMD votes to reinvent itself with new initiatives on membership, deaccessioning, and other hot-button issues

While some view Melilla, the Spanish city in the Maghreb, as an outdated relic of colonialism, others see it as a multicultural harbinger of Europe’s future.

An interview with Dalí biographer Ian Gibson.

An unfortunate accident at the Venice Biennale.

Unpacking the controversy over modernist streetlamps in Madrid’s Puerta del Sol

Chatting with sculptor Tom Otterness.

There are reasons that the Chachapoyas region of northern Peru—where orchids seem to pop from every crevice, and spectacular cliffside tombs reign over verdant valley—is one of its least visited.