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Byline: Katherine Shaver Maryland artist Heidi Lippman hopes that harried Purple Line commuters will someday glance up at the Connecticut Avenue station's colorful glass canopy in Chevy Chase and appreciate [...]

Feb. 8--BRUNSWICK -- These artists have worked for years on their paintings. This week they will have their first ever public showing. The artists, who are developmentally disabled adults attending [...]

Dutch artist Jacobs Kloppenburg's achievements have generally gone unrecognized in his native country. Indeed, the landlord of the 400-year-old coffee and sugar warehouse that Kloppenburg uses as a studio, storage space and archive is attempting to have him evicted, as he feels that the building has been cluttered up with rubbish. In fact, these items are almost all the work ever produced by Kloppenburg. His works are very hard to classify, and he refuses to exhibit them.

Artist David Hockney has been able to capture the imagination of ordinary people in a way which eludes most other artists. He is generally seen as the most influential living British artist, especially as his works constantly relevant. He is greatly admired by fellow artists, particularly for his drawings, which show his talent for keen observation and theatrical illusionism.

Artist Damien Hirst has become extremely successful, in spite of predictions by many critics that his work would soon fall from favour. There is strong interest in his latest ventures, including a book cover incorporating a genuine $100 bill. This book, a limited edition re-issue, will sell for 1,000 pounds sterling. The art world does not seem to resent his disrespectful attitude, and he has gained considerable admiration for his ability to inspire.