Richard Diebenkorn in his studio in 1986

A Window on a World of Shape and Color

Richard Diebenkorn always sidestepped the hype; now, his art is saying it all

The British Library and St Pancras

Books, Books, Books, My Lord!

After 140 triumphant years as cultural icon, and 35 years of fuss, the Reading Room of the British Museum is now open at a new address

This Holocaust remembrance sculpture stands outside the Legion of Honor in San Francisco.

Art That Turns Life Inside Out

Casting friends and family in plaster, George Segal creates “environments” that bring inner reality to the surface

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Roll Over, Beethoven

When Paul McCartney founded the Liverpool Institute for the Performing Arts, he created a place where aspiring stars can learn 21st-century survival skills

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No Tea, But Sympathy

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The House that Art Built

Money is no object for the Getty Trust, as it builds its collections and does good works around the globe. Now it has a new home overlooking Los Angeles

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Hands-on Toys

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Look at Me

As far as Bernarr Macfadden was concerned, the main aim in life was to be noticed

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Time Out—Sports in Art

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The Rebirth of Shakespeare’s Globe

It took an American actor to champion the rebuilding of a British cultural symbol

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