This article is a Cover Story selection, a weekly feature highlighting the top picks from the editors of America Media ... The first qualify as fine art. The second, often, as kitsch.

Artist David Hockney used to cruise Los Angeles in his Mercedes. From the Chateau Marmont to Gemini G.E.L., we recreate his ...

The late Pacita Abad, who featured prominently in last year’s Venice Biennale, has been the subject of a touring show in North America, currently at the Art Gallery of Ontario (until 19 January).

Designer Tineke Triggs reimagines a home in SF's Marina neighborhood. Designer Tineke Triggs wanted the dining room, complete ...

To be selected for membership in Historic Hotels of America, a hotel must be at least 50 years old; has been designated by the U.S. Secretary of the Interior as a National Historic Landmark or has ...

Aviva Green was tasked 45 years ago to create the parochet that complements Marc Chagall’s stained-glass windows in the synagogue at Hadassah-University Medical Center in Jerusalem.

Fancy a four-hour sitting at one of the best restaurants in the world? This new documentary is the closest you’ll get to the real thing.

From luxury heritage routes to routine service passing through extraordinary scenery, here are 19 of our favorite rail ...

Five of the world's best restaurant gurus—from Polo Bar and Sunset Tower to Contramar and Scott’s—reveal the tricks of the trade.

Barb Beckman, a former architect, has turned her passion for art into a full-time business, creating beautiful fused glass ...