Arts & Culture

Lucy Cui said art in the past was developed for portraying divine beings.

Artist John Hood said realist paintings draw you in with a three-dimensional quality.

The vessel was returned to the United States after the war and sunk during Navy exercises in 1946. The wreck was discovered northwest of San Francisco.

Guests were encouraged to seek out 12 pianos placed at different locations in the park’s Botanical Garden.

The artifacts are organized into four different sections: daily life, afterlife, religion, and rulers.

The California Republic existed for several weeks in 1846 during the Bear Flag Revolt.

The essence of traditional martial arts is ‘martial virtue,’ says the competition’s founder.

The iron vessel is over 160 years old and has traveled around the world 21 times.

Peter Kreeft’s latest book is an introduction to philosophy; it also offers a methodology for discussing life’s big questions: the Socratic dialogue.

30 years after being diagnosed with metastatic cancer with a prognosis of three months, Yang Li thrives, cancer free, and credits her practice of Falun Gong.

If you’re perpetually distracted—or simply adept at the art of procrastination—turn to these books for guidance.

The city is investing more than $2 million in the three art initiatives.

Meet the master sculptor behind the National World War I Memorial.