One of Asia's biggest pop stars is gaining recognition as an art collector, with works by Picasso and Basquiat among those hanging in his Taipei home.

There's a new wave of picture books celebrating Afro Latinx culture and characters, in an industry where these stories are still few and far between.

From Kanye West's Yeezys to game-worn Air Jordans, high-value sneakers are increasingly coveted by auction houses, investors and a new generation of collectors.

The havoc wreaked by Covid-19 on the wedding industry was bound to leave its mark somehow. With 2020 ceremonies across the globe postponed indefinitely or canceled altogether, determined couples adapted as best they could: slashing guest lists by more than two-thirds and matching their outfits to mandatory face coverings. Some weddings even went virtual, with attendees dialing in to meeting apps to watch vows broadcast online.

Charlotte Perriand was an adventurous designer whose creations left a lasting mark on homes around the world. But her place in history is often overshadowed by her male contemporaries.

He emerged through New York's graffiti scene alongside Jean-Michel Basquiat and Keith Haring, before growing disillusioned with the art world. Now, aged 65, Futura is arguably more relevant than ever.

It is the biggest legal fight the art world has ever witnessed: a Russian oligarch, who claims he was ripped off buying multi-million-dollar masterpieces, versus a Swiss art dealer who says it was just business.

For those who need convincing that fashion is a form of art, Daniel Roseberry's designs for Maison Schiaparelli offer a persuasive argument.

How much are you willing to share with your neighbors? Architects Helen & Hard are designing sustainable cohousing projects based on that question.

The wolf cut is the coiffure that's taking social media by storm. But it's the latest iteration of a gender-fluid hairstyle.

In the back of a 1952 Chevy Deluxe, a woman brushes back her hair, her heavily lined eyes closed in a moment of quiet, the words "No Soy De Ti" ("I don't belong to you") inked across her chest. Mary is a member of the Vintage Ladies Car Club, a Chicana lowriding community based in Los Angeles County, and she's one of the many lowriders photographer Kristin Bedford features in her five-year body of work "Cruise Night," which portrays the interiority of both her subjects and their cars.

The 1960s space race was more than a measure of scientific progress. Anticipation for this next stage of humanity also left an indelible impression on culture.

From a new type of birth control to an update to a 150-year-old postpartum tool, the 2021 Index Award is addressing inequalities in healthcare and sexual wellness through design.

Kristin-Lee Moolman has gained international recognition for her powerful portraits against surreal, bleached-out landscapes.

With pseudonyms like the The Broker, The Astronaut and The Vampire, this global cabal of watch collectors specialize in Soviet timepieces dating back to the days of Stalin.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's redevelopment project has exposed deep divides among politicians, architects and heritage experts.

In "ONYX," photographer Adrienne Raquel celebrates Southern Black exotic dancers, who have long been a driving force in music and visual culture.

Jordana Bermúdez's series "Girls Can't Skate" shows non-traditional riders staking their claim in New York City's skate parks.

Environmental damage, poverty and corruption are among the social ills addressed by Mongolia's rap scene, which photographer Alex de Mora captured for "Straight Outta Ulaanbaatar."

Tshab Her grew up feeling like she lived a double life.

The award-winning filmmaker plans to swap dreary, realist aesthetics for his signature touch of mixed-media magic, on his coming-of-age film "Tiger Girl."

For the most part, we still explicitly direct our home technology on how best to serve us, but that's about to change.

For 20 years, photographer Diana Markosian thought she knew her family's immigration history -- or the gist of it, at least. In 1996, when she was seven, Markosian's mother, Svetlana, woke her and her older brother, David, in the middle of the night, telling them to pack all of their important things: the three of them were going to see America. The way Markosian remembers it, neither of them asked any questions. That night they boarded a plane in Moscow bound for Los Angeles, without saying goodbye to their father.

Plastic surgery has become synonymous with the quest for youth and beauty. But the field has, for centuries, been driven by medical necessity -- and it has nothing to do with plastic.

For more than six decades, American late night talk show hosts have sat behind large wooden desks, with guests in cushioned chairs or couches to their right. Behind them, the wall may be painted to mimic an open vista; around them, a brightly lit studio set is made more inviting through warm wood tones, mugs on a desk or -- in Johnny Carson's case -- a couple of well-placed house plants.

Breast implants are more popular than ever. They remain one of the most sought-after cosmetic surgeries in many countries from the United States and Brazil to the UK and China. They're the subject of reality shows and tabloid spreads, a recurrent topic of celebrity culture and a perennial punch line.

America's city halls may be closely associated with red tape and bureaucracy, but architectural photographer Arthur Drooker has found beauty in their varied forms.

In the summer of 2019, as an overcast sky hung over Minnesota's Prairie Island Indian Community, photographer and filmmaker Tomás Karmelo Amaya took a portrait of a couple kissing while wearing colorful regalia.

Professional wrestling has historically gotten a bad rap as neither being a respected sport nor form of entertainment. To most, the pervading image of wrestling may still be beefed-up, baby-oiled behemoths like Hulk Hogan or John Cena competing in staged fights, or the over-the-top, spandex-clad comedy theatrics seen in Netflix's hit series "Glow."

Over a century ago, Suzanne Valadon began painting lively nude portraits of sensual and self-assured women, with full, curvy bodies and pubic hair. Occasionally, she painted nude men as well, bucking art historical tradition and presenting them as figures of desire. Her canvases were full of bold outlines, vibrant colors and loose brushwork, and she deftly illustrated her subjects' interior lives, rather than the idealized scenes of leisure so prevalent at the time.

In a country where cultural heritage is either zealously restored or demolished to make way for new developments, the decision to leave the Old Summer Palace in ruins is more political than it may seem.

As a child, while visiting family in Texas, photographer Kennedi Carter remembers Black cowboys riding their horses on the side of the highway. That image stayed with her over the years, as the North Carolina native began her career taking emotive photographs of Black life as well as striking editorial images. (Last December, Carter notably became the youngest photographer to shoot a British Vogue cover.)

There are times in every successful designer's career when they find something they created at the center of a viral sensation. For Max Mara's creative director, Ian Griffiths, discovering that Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi had ignited a global frenzy by wearing his red "Fire Coat" for her infamous showdown with Donald Trump in 2018 was one of those moments. It was not, however, quite as he had imagined it.

In the coal-mining towns of southeastern Ohio, nestled in the Appalachian mountains, photographer Rich-Joseph Facun has worked on a visual study of a region that has been stereotyped for decades. Appalachia has often been viewed one-dimensionally, saddled in associations related to poverty and opioid use, and deemed "Trump Country" during the 2016 election.