art

Chipkos hopes its latest pair of fashionable flip-flops could help save the Costa Rican rainforests. One purchase will protect 100,000 square feet of the eco-rich land. But it's had no takers so far. Did we mention the sandals cost $18,000?

Wall Street is littered with so-called hot and smart investors who flamed-out during economic downturns or market crashes. But Marketocracy says its investment management teams are different -- with stock picks that have demonstrated proven, long-term staying prowess.

The VIP Air Fair, which starts this Saturday, will feature 7,500 pieces of art by more than 2,000 artists, from nearly 140 galleries in 30 different countries -- and it will be held entirely online. Could online viewing change the selection -- and potentially the value -- of art?

An Andy Warhol painting of an old-fashioned Coca-Cola bottle sold for $35.36 million at a Sotheby's auction of post-war art. The sale of 54 works raised $222.4 million including commissions, Reuters reported. Ninety-one percent of the works found a buyer. "In this new market, it was a huge...

Qatar is interested in purchasing world-famous auction house Christie's. "We are building a museum and it [Christie's] has links with the stuff we are collecting for our museum," Emir Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani told The Financial Times. "It depends on the opportunity - if we had a good...

PBS's Antiques Roadshow has inspired thousands of people to scour their grandma's attics. While few people strike it rich on the show, some turn out to have true treasure on their hands. Here are five of the biggest valuations from the U.S. show and where the items are now.

Auction house Christie's is due to auction off artwork and memorabilia connected with now-defunct Lehman Brothers. The collection will feature paintings, fine porcelain and the sign from the bank's London offices and should fetch a total of about £2 million ($3.2 million), according to a...

I try to tread lightly on the snarky side of cultural criticism, but when I saw that, for some odd reason, several of the week's most popular "Arts & Culture" articles on Digg had to do with tattoos, I just couldn't resist a sort of counterpoint. Tattoos, it seems, are rapidly falling away as...

When artist Michelle Ramin was accepted to the San Francisco Art Institute to pursue her MFA in painting, she knew she couldn't miss the opportunity. However, she also knew the income from her job at an art supply store would not cover the costs to supplement her move. She thought of asking friends...

Recession? What recession? Plenty of cash is flowing into the art market, even as the economy struggles to get back on its feet. Now, with Picasso's "Nude, Green Leaves and Bust" garnering a record price, has the market recovered?