Crates of art from Russian museums that were seized by Finnish customs officials. Officials later decided the art, which had been on loan to institutions in the West, was not subject to sanctions.

Russian critics and audiences tend to take a determined stand, regarding works of art as far-reaching ontological statements, which could violate the rights of others and commit grave crimes ...

The collection is about 95 percent Russian art, Dr. Zavialova said, with the other five percent coming primarily from former Soviet states like Ukraine and Belarus.

Staying open can mean coping with security service raids, harassment, verbal attacks by lawmakers and an exodus of staff ...

1. Andrei Rublev (1360 - 1428) Andrei Rublev is the most prominent Russian icon painter. His legendary Holy Trinity (1411) is regarded as a spiritual symbol of Russian art.

Behind the curtain: Scandal, tragedy, art and politics at the Bolshoi. "Bolshoi Confidential," a new book by Professor of Music Simon Morrison, is a richly detailed account of the Bolshoi Ballet, a ...

As curator of the art at the American National Exhibition in Moscow in 1959 , RICHARD B. K. MCLANATHAN had a six months’ opportunity in which to assess the development in painting and sculpture ...

Russian folk art has never been much collected in Western Europe. But now, there are signs it is drawing greater interest, including in the Western antique market and the art world, as viewers and ...

Italian American, James Magni grew up in Omaha, Neb., never imagining that he would become an acclaimed interior designer in Los Angeles and be summoned to Moscow to design the house of a Russian ...

Art.Lebedev is far from the first design studio to employ artificial intelligence; Mailchimp is using AI to let businesses design multi-channel marketing campaigns without human designers, and Adobe ...