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Europe’s American century is over. Two geopolitical thunderclaps on Wednesday will transform transatlantic relations. Donald ...

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The 18th-century painting by Charles Willson Peale had previously been the subject of mismanaged restoration attempts. Now, experts in Versailles are bringing it back in line with the artist's origina ...

Learn about the interplay of form, function, and cultural identity in modernist architecture—a legacy of innovation and experimentation.

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…Debuting at Paris Design Week, Japanese ceramicist Yuki Nara collaborated with Poltrona Frau to display a series of vases on leather-and-wood pedestals. The vessels look like flowers in bloom in this ...