The image of a straight-laced CIA agent hardly goes hand and hand with the rebellious, chain-smoking, avant-garde artist, but ...

The end of World War II in 1945 did not mean the end of war as we know it; rather, it marked the beginning of a new conflict the Cold War. This ongoing state of political conflict, military tension, ...

Left: Martha Holmes (1923–2006), “Jackson Pollock Works in His Long Island Studio” (1949), photograph for ‘LIFE’ magazine; right: Louie Lamone (1918–2007), reference photo for “The Connoisseur”; both ...

(Reuters) - A German artist has turned a tiny surveillance booth used by the communist regime in the former East Germany to monitor citizens into an art exhibit and venue, which will be installed in a ...

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A Cold War guardhouse rescued from demolition has gone on display as an art installation in the heart of Los Angeles, as way to mark the 25th anniversary of the fall of the ...

The Wende Museum’s new home in a former National Guard armory (all photos by the author for Hyperallergic) Amid continued misconceptions about the Cold War and Russia, the mission of the Wende Museum ...

1. Introduction / David Crowley and Jane Pavitt : From monuments to fast cars: aspects of cold war art, 1946-1957 / Sarah Wilson ; Modernism between peace and freedom: Picasso and others at the ...

"In October 1962, a set of blurred surveillance photographs brought the world to the brink of nuclear apocalypse during the Cuban missile crisis. The pictures themselves demonstrated little, and ...

The Cold War left lasting ramifications on American and European society, which was reflected in many movies. Filmmakers, actors, and other artists in America and European countries used movies to ...