To encounter Jeff Koons—still the most expensive living artist at auction—is to contemplate the themes that have clung to his work for decades: kitsch, spectacle, perfectionism. But he is also, at his ...

China's serial heritage nomination Jingdezhen Handicraft Porcelain Industry Sites secured inscription on the UNESCO World ...

Vladimir Kanevsky set out to be a sculptor, but a job listing completely changed his practice—and his life. A detail of Vladimir Kanevsky's Lemon Tree (2024–25) at the Frick Collection in New York.

A 1593 Portuguese shipwreck is helping researchers date the rise of China's famous kraak porcelain and trace Ming-era ...

An curved arrow pointing right. Handmade ceramics aren't cheap, but porcelain is often even more expensive. Compared to other ceramics, porcelain is non-porous, white, and translucent. The secret to ...

The city’s airport is shaped like a vase, the high-speed railway station was inspired by two hands holding a teacup, and the white lamp posts lining the streets are adorned with classic artisanal ...

Dental veneers (sometimes called porcelain veneers or dental porcelain laminates) are wafer-thin, custom-made shells of tooth-colored materials designed to cover the front surface of teeth to change ...