The white conch shell, usually decorated with ribbons, precious beads, and a silver mount inlaid  with gemstones, is a ritual musical instrument in Tibetan Buddhism. Blowing the conch shell produces an otherworldly sound.

James Abbott McNeill Whistler (1834-1903) was an American-born painter and printmaker. He studied drawing in St. Petersburg and etching as a student at West Point. He immersed himself in Realism in Paris and embraced Aestheticism in London. He spent an extremely productive year in Venice from 1879-1880, before returning to London for much of the rest of his life. Well-known in his own time, Whistler worked prolifically across media and published polemics about the role of art in the modernizing world.

Jalis are openwork stone screens that allow air and light to pass from the outside of a house or court to the inside. This example combines the Islamic sense of geometric and abstract design with an Indic feeling for richly floral and tree form ornamentation.

Jalis are openwork stone screens that allow air and light to pass from the outside of a house or court to the inside. This example combines the Islamic sense of geometric and abstract design with an Indic feeling for richly floral and tree form ornamentation.

The textiles of Uzbekistan in Central Asia are often designed with dazzling and forceful patterns in bright colors. The flamboyance of these works is often close to the dynamic red and gold garments of India, with their brilliant multicolored designs.

In 1999, the Dallas Museum of Art acquired the complete editioned work of the renowned German artist Gerhard Richter. Dating from the mid-1960s to 1999, the portfolio traces Richter's career, and in doing so provides a concise history of art in the late 20th century through Richter's lens.

In 1999, the Dallas Museum of Art acquired the complete editioned work of the renowned German artist Gerhard Richter. Dating from the mid-1960s to 1999, the portfolio traces Richter's career, and in doing so provides a concise history of art in the late 20th century through Richter's lens.

In 1999, the Dallas Museum of Art acquired the complete editioned work of the renowned German artist Gerhard Richter. Dating from the mid-1960s to 1999, the portfolio traces Richter's career, and in doing so provides a concise history of art in the late 20th century through Richter's lens.