ASUNCIÓN, Paraguay (AP) — Keeping your eye on the ball takes on a new meaning when you consider the World Cup-dedicated collection by Paraguayan artist Lili Cantero. Decoratively detailing the lavish ...

When the 20th edition of the World Cup begins in Brazil on June 12, ball artists from 32 countries—including Primitives, Realists, and Incoherents—will be given an opportunity to mount some “true ...

Growing up in L.A., Alake Shilling was a quiet and shy kid obsessed with drawing. She doodled on whatever surface she could find — in notebooks, sketchbooks, on her desk. She immersed herself for ...

For as long as he can remember, Chris Beas has been troubled by the idea of American exceptionalism. The phrase “I’m proud to be an American” confounded him even as a young boy. “It’s like, what are ...

It seems like the art world just can’t get enough of soccer in the lead up to the World Cup. The latest news? A controversial Italian ad mocking the Brazilian team and iconic religious statue Christ ...

Franklin Sirmans, the head of contemporary art at LACMA, is also an avid soccer fan. In February of this year, he opened an exhibit that allowed him to explore and intellectualize his personal ...

Italian football — or, as Americans call it, soccer — has been plagued with rampant racism, often targeting the athletes. To combat the abuse, Italy’s top professional league, Serie A, commissioned ...

At first glance her jobs may seem vastly different: Pam Snyder Etters is head coach of the Penn State Altoona women’s soccer team and the executive director of the Altoona Symphony. She’s also the ...

A new gallery at the stadium of Tottenham Hotspur, a top London club, is presenting contemporary works to visitors, with mixed results. By Alex Marshall LONDON — Annie Lawrence, 8, was looking excited ...

Vindicator staff photo / R. Michael Semple .... Hubbard High School art student and soccer player Leighton Komlanc, 16, paints a quotation on a hallway wall at Fairhaven School in Niles as part of an ...

Artistry and athleticism are often viewed as incongruous forces. But in rare instances, they combine to form something brilliant, and that's plain to see when Tobin Heath plays soccer. "My interest in ...