Art has long been a symbol of culture, prestige, and human creativity. Beyond its aesthetic appeal, certain masterpieces have ...

The Portland Art Museum (Pam) unveils its $116m expansion and renovation on 20 November—a project more than a decade in the making. It is the largest capital investment in the arts led by a single ...

Mark Rothko is known for his colorful abstract paintings of stacked rectangles with billowy borders and layered textures. His art has been auctioned for up to $186 million, but he once turned down a ...

Walking up downtown Portland’s Southwest 10th Avenue on a rainy late fall day, your head down against the wind, you might be surprised to see a reflection on the dark, wet bricks: A glint of sunlight, ...

Abdullah Antepli is the new president of Houston’s Rothko Chapel (left). Dark-hued paintings by artist Mark Rothko are the focal point of the meditative space inside Houston’s Rothko Chapel. Antepli ...

Find a copy of the print issue! Subscribe to print issues! Support us! The Portland Art Museum (PAM) has grown steadily throughout its lifetime. The original building from 1932 had a major add-on in ...

The exterior of the Portland Art Museum's newest building, the Mark Rothko Pavilion, as seen on Aug. 25. 2025. The pavilion is scheduled to open on Nov. 20. Eric Slade / OPB The Portland Art Museum ...

Rothko used the tall space to work on his paintings for the Rothko Chapel. Yale Wagner / Sotheby's International Realty Mark Rothko’s former apartment in Manhattan is on sale for $9.5 million. The ...

Mark Rothko at his 69th Street studio with Rothko Chapel artworks (© 1964 Hans Namuth; photo by Hans Namuth, courtesy the Estate of Mark Rothko) Mark Rothko's former apartment and studio in ...

The building is where the painter created the works for Houston's famed Rothko Chapel. Mark Rothko's former studio and apartment on East 69th Street, where he painted the works for the Rothko Chapel ...