Cai Guo-Qiang

It’s a question that’s engaged critics and curators consumed by the acclaimed artist’s work. Mark Godfrey, contributor to a new book on Sze, has a really interesting take

Excerpted from Phaidon's brand new book "Animal:Exploring the Zoological World," here are 7 breathtaking depictions of the animal kingdom, from 1550 to 2013.

In this excerpt from the artist's 2012 monograph, we revisit Guo-Qiang's complex relationship to art and nation during a time when borders and multiculturalism is a topic of divisive political debate.

As an Easter treat, here are five artworks with religious connotations you may not quite have caught.

In time for the holiday season, we’ve scoured Netflix and Amazon Prime for the best art docs to watch as the tryptophan/eggnog/accidental snake venom takes over.

Excerpted from Phaidon's Going Once, this list features artworks by Jasper Johns, Louise Bourgeois, Damien Hirst, Tracey Emin, Jeff Koons, and more.

The past few years have seen a marked uptick in the number of artworks featuring live animals, even as Seaworld and the Ringling Bros. phase out their critter performers—what gives?

From a South Korean master of venetian blinds to one of the most influential (and mysterious) African-American artists of our time, here are the shows the art world is buzzing about this month.

From a new Robert Mapplethorpe documentary to a behind-the-scenes look at the making of an explosive artwork, here are five movies making a splash in Park City.

The New Museum's Associate Director and Director of Exhibitions picks his favorite publications from Phaidon's catalog.

From the groundbreaking "Primary Structures" at the Jewish Museum (now being reinterpreted in a new show) to "WACK!" at L.A. MOCA in 2007, here's a survey of exhibitions that upended the way we look at art today—and how artists make it, too.