The center of the northeastern city is just 30 miles from the Russian border. Russian troops quickly advanced on Kharkiv and pounded it for weeks with mortars, heavy artillery and cruise missiles.

Black art has long been a major force in Washington. Long before downtown galleries and national museums welcomed artists of color, African American painters, sculptors, and crafters were making ...

Along with JR’s art activation on Sunday, the #EyesOnIran project features works by Iranian artists, including Shirin Neshat’s “Offered Eyes, 1993,” a black and white photograph of an eye ...