Ask three historians to define “Art Deco,” and you’ll likely get three varying answers. That’s because Art Deco is many different things to many different people, and its evolution is as unique as its ...

COLLECTION MATSON Eugene Savage’s painting “Hawaii’s Decisive Hour,” though admirable and innovative from a technical and aesthetic standpoint, is an example of “the commercial exploitation and ...

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Can you guess what the shophouses along Serangoon Road and the Empire State Building have in common? With clean lines, geometric forms, and a unique build pleasing to the eye, they are both examples ...

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As our Art Deco Centenary series gets underway, we spotlight the Chrysler Building in New York – one of America's first art deco skyscrapers and the world's first supertall skyscraper. Completed in ...

When Art Deco was introduced to the world in April 1925 at the Paris Exposition, it was in many ways a reaction to Art Nouveau, a style that was based on the premise of nature-abhorring straight lines ...

Art Deco, an emblem of the Roaring ’20s, remains one of the most enduring and revolutionary design movements of all time. The cohesive and signature design elements, including motifs, materials, and ...

Art deco was an art form that took its name from the trailblazing Paris Exposition Internationale des Arts Decoratifs et Industriels Modern of 1925. The design style emulated internationally from that ...