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Mukan Resort.

Be the First to Visit These New and Secluded Luxury Resorts

A porter holds up the manuscript of Marcel Proust's questionaire, 27 May 2003 put up for sale in Paris by Beaussant-Lefevre auction house at Drouot hotel in Paris. The manuscript from 1884-1887, conceived by Proust at 14, was sold 120.227 Euro, four time its estimate price, to French designer Gerard Darel.

French Court Jails Auction House Thieves, Museum of Arts and Design Names Director

By Alanna Martinez
“Jazz Age: As Seen Through the Eyes of Ralph Barton, Miguel Covarrubias & John Held, Jr.”

The Jazz Age: As Seen Through Illustrator John Held, Jr.’s Eyes

By Michael Arenella
UNITED STATES - CIRCA 1950s: Couple walking with picnic basket on beach.

How to Pack the Perfect Picnic Basket for Summer Events

By Margaret Abrams
TOKYO, JAPAN - JULY 17: Johnny Depp attends the 'Lone Ranger' Japan Premiere at Roppongi Hills on July 17, 2013 in Tokyo, Japan.The film will open on August 2 in Japan.

Johnny Depp Sells His Basquiats, Governors Island Makes Graffiti Legal for Summer

By Alanna Martinez
Coast Guard patrol boats motor past the the Statue of Liberty September 9, 2003 in New York City.

Semper Paratus—Always Ready

By The Editors
Governors Island.

Permanent Rachel Whiteread Piece To Crown Governors Island

By Ryan Steadman
Governors Island.

Artist Crowdfunds Bridge to Governors Island, a History of the Color Purple—and More

By Alanna Martinez
Rendering courtesy of West 8

A New Park Coming to Governors Island Promises Breathtaking Vistas

By Justin Joffe
Among them, Uzbekistan-born sculptor Aleksandr Razin whose massive outdoor work made of car bumpers, titled Universal Butterfly, is a showstopper. (The fair "boosted its 'call'" for outdoor sculptures this year, according to Mr. Zito.) If you peer carefully through a porthole tucked away on one side you'll catch an optical illusion formed by slivers of light cutting through a shaft in the sculpture's interior—the effect, according to the artist, looks much like a fluttering butterfly.

Homegrown Art Fair Takes Over Historic Mansions on Governors Island

By Alanna Martinez
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