Here are a few reflections on my adventure, with more to follow next week. First, let me address the matter of skepticism. I’m a great fan of skepticism, and it’s a required trait for a scientist: ...

Originally published: The new art--the new life. 1st Da Capo Press ed. New York : Da Capo, 1993. Also issued online. HMSG copy purchased with funds from the S. Dillon Ripley Endowment. Internationally ...

The Russian lawyer-turned-painter sought to simplify art through a deconstructive approach to painting and by visualizing his inner workings. Wassily Kandinsky ...

For more than 50 years, astronauts have been venturing into outer space and making seemingly impossible journeys a reality. If TV and film are any indication, the average person’s idea of an astronaut ...

Two things happened last week which, again, painted an abstract picture of reality in Iraq. In Basra, the capital of the south, British troops packed up and left the presidential palace heading for a ...