An exhibition at the Hammer Museum shows why. By Siddhartha Mitter A jury found them guilty of conspiring as part of a crew to steal art, sports memorabilia and artifacts from smaller museums.

Zekeriya Kurtoğlu, a blacksmith by trade, has transformed his skills into art, creating unique sculptures from metal pieces in his workshop. Based in Turkish capital Ankara's Gölbaşı, Kurtoğlu began ...

Derived from the word Ma, or “間,” which translates to “pause” or “gap,” the idea of negative space is viewed as a fundamental element of art and architecture. Masks have been used for centuries in ...

His scientific knowledge helped in such diverse areas as the safety of mines, cleaning the pollution in the Thames, and the preservation of art works and scupltures. Yet he refused to be involved in ...