It is easy to minimize the importance of symbols in culture. Art tends to focus on existential symbolism, leap-frogging over the ways in which we interpret symbols constantly, in the form of letters, ...

In late 19th century Paris an artistic movement to explore the mystical, from incubi to chimeras and femininity to saints as well as an assortment of mythological creatures was on the rise. What first ...

"Death of a Unicorn," directed by Alex Scharfman and starring Jenna Ortega and Paul Rudd, features something you don't hear about every day: Killer unicorns. The film, released in the US on March 28, ...

Curator Hend Al-Mansour asks the artists of Art Is... Awakening about the symbolism Curator Hend Al-Mansour asks the artists of Art Is... Awakening about the symbolism in their work.

Ahead of Sotheby’s gold-only auction, we look at how the pricey material has been used throughout history "The language of gold remains universal," said Sotheby's in a press release, "The precious ...

This volume examines the ways that sovereign rulers have employed well-defined symbols, attributes, and stereotypes to convey their power to their subjects and rivals, as well as to leave a legacy for ...

AT the Friday evening discourse delivered at the Royal Institution on November 17, the audience had the unusual, but instructive, experience of hearing, in Sir Herbert Baker's account of “Symbolism in ...