Art & Antiques Magazine

California artist Danny Heller grew up well after MID-CENTURY MODERNISM prevailed in America, but he has recaptured and reinterpreted the era by painting its architecture, automobiles, and its very mood 

By David Masello

Mustang in the Driveway (2025);

It took many years for Danny Heller to realize that the unremarkab...

After 10 years in the making, San Francisco’s Legion of Honor now presents “The Etruscans: From the Heart of Ancient Italy,” a landmark show of hundreds of objects that reveals the ancient civilization.

An Etruscan mirror depicting Hercle abducting Mlacuch (the Etruscan beauty goddess), 500–475 BC.
All photos courtesy of the Legion of Honor.

Indigenous artists of Australia reveal a people who create artworks that are ancient in origin while also remaining relevant and affecting today

By David Masello

Wati Wanampi Tjukurpa (2010) by Tiger Palpatja (c. 1920–2012). Photo: Jeremy Dillon.

When Australian indigenous artists create works, they often use materials imme...