“I received the painting below as a gift in early 1960s,” wrote Stacia Miller to the column about a portrait she had inherited. “It was left to my mother by an art collector then gifted to me. I know ...

Düsseldorf, Germany — Italian artist Lady Be turns discarded plastic toys, pens and buttons into modern mosaic tiles that she configures into iconic portraits appreciated as both pop art and ...

“We’ve had it about 40 years,” Sue Scott explained to appraiser Bob DuMouchelle at a recent Trash or Treasure session held at the longtime downtown gallery and auction house. “We bought it from an ...

It’s a familiar story: During the early days of the Covid-19 pandemic, Sonja Dapper was taking lots of walks around her Como Park neighborhood, in search of something to do. “It kind of bothers me to ...

Introduction -- Patron saint of thrown-away things: a portrait of James Hampton -- Ghosts in the mirrors: a portrait of Geraldo Alfonso -- A place where the tears of the forgiver and the forgiven ...

Brazilian artist Vik Muniz, whose show "Poetics of Perception" is on display at the Taubman Museum of Art, has a portrait series called "Pictures of Garbage." Those images, which art part of the ...