To anyone who has even the slightest interest in pop art, the name Andy Warhol is synonymous with the genre as well as the decades it became mainstream. Between 1953...
The art world achieved a new record on Monday night, as the painting Women of Algiers (Version O) by Pablo Picasso sold at Auction for $179 million at Christie's in...
Persian Antique Garden of Paradise Persian Carpet -- Every Wednesday, The Nazmiyal Antique Rug Collection features one spectacular example of a hand-made vintage or antique rug from its vast catalog. We select each...
Persian artist Monir Farmanfarmaian, now over 90 years old, is celebrating a milestone in her life and artistic career: Her work is on view at the Guggenheim Museum through June...
On view currently at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York is an exhibition of photographs by Captain Linnaeus Tripe (1822-1902) of India during the mid 19th Century. This...
Fashion Week in NYC launches Thursday, the bi-annual sign that seasons are changing. With the days getting longer and our gloves and hats stripped off, it's time to think spring...
The recorded history of the civilization of what is modern day Iran stretches back as far as the third millennium BCE, and their textile production goes back even farther. Situated...
Over the past weeks, the Nazmiyal Antique Rugs has begun publishing our glossary of antique rug symbols and motifs and their meanings. Our research into the subject of why tribal rug...
On view until mid February is the Matisse: The Cut-Outs exhibition at MoMA. After a successful career as a painter, Henri Matisse turned to cut-paper collage in his last decade,...