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The unique photographic art of Idris Khan.

A painting of Australia's most notorious criminal is a record-setter.

The work of the Master.

Just how do photographers capture motion effectively?

Works of art -- from the inside out.

She's young and talented . . . artist Alexa Meade stretching the bounds of portrait painting.

It's provenance may be questionable, but a new exhibit underscores the incredible pull the Shroud of Turin still exerts.  An article of faith?  A work of art?

Utilitarian?  Yes . . . and it's art.

Photographers tackle the question of exactly what do we consider "criminal?"

His work is essential to understanding the art of cinema.  To mark the centenary of Akira Kurosawa's birth, here are an essential ten.

Handlers . . . the unsung heroes of the art world.

The challenges faced by artists trying to recapture the look of ancient creatures.

A new exhibition of work by British painter Paul Sandby.

Aztec art and its relationship to the Spanish conquerors of Mexico on display at the Getty in Los Angeles.

A new exhibit of Tibetan art at the Smithsonian.

It's the new breed of Hollywood poster.

Before there were billboards . . . .

Could Norman Foster's design for a hospital in Bath, England revolutionize patient care?

Abstracts from the Red Planet.

Something news on the Gotham skyline:  statues by Antony Gormley . . . of himself.

Here's Ed Kashi's favorite photograph . . . and the story of how he got the shot.

Artist Jules George has just returned from being embedded with British troops in Afghanistan.

A video report on a new exhibition in the U.S.

The passing of Charles Moore, the chronicler of the civil rights movement.

Too hot to handle?  A compendium of controversial flicks.

Japanese director Takeshi Kitano's work on display in Paris.

The humble letter "O" has held a special place in design.  Read all about it.

The work of painter Millard Sheets is on display at the Pasadena Museum of California Art.

A look at architect Jean Nouvel's latest apartment building.

The photographer Rankin makes his case for the purity of nudes in his new exhibition, Cheeky.

A conversation with the great photographic chronicler of the '60s, David Bailey.

Are these the best scenes ever put to film?  You decide.

The work of British photographer Margaret Hardman.

Best-selling writer Michael Crichton's putting most of his art collection on the block.

A new exhibit of the work of Otto Dix.

It's been centuries since the mysterious disappearance of Caravaggio.  What happened to him?  Art sleuths think they may have the answer.

He makes art unlike any other -- Céleste Boursier-Mougenot.  Now -- there's a new exhibition in London.

One of the most coveted private art collections in Los Angeles could fetch $150 million.

The bad boy of Italian art has a a bigger, more passionate following than ever four hundred years after his death.

A new exhibit of Lucian Freud's work is on display in Paris.  It's the first since the 1980s.  What do the French have against him?

Some compelling photographs are up for auction in  -- all to benefit Samoan tsunami relief.

The work of artists who made the final cut for the Artes Mundi prize has gone on display in Wales.

Revealing new details in a Giotto masterwork.

Paul Nicklen's been capturing moments at opposite ends of the Earth for years.  Now, his amazing work is collected in a new book.

It doesn't take much to make art.

An art project in London is giving creativity a last burst before the bulldozers roll.

A new exhibit of superb Polish posters on display in London.

The brilliance of political postering from a bygone era.

It's the Whitney Biennial.  What's the takeaway?

Africa's Okavango Delta has provided the setting for some spectacular photography.  Breathtaking.