Curius Notes in Art

A symbol of sensuality and transcendence, Klimt’s The Kiss captures the ecstasy of intimacy through gold, pattern, and myth.

Deconstructing the romantic myth of the suffering genius, is pain truly essential to creative brilliance?

A museum heist still unsolved --- and the cultural impact of stolen masterpieces lost to the public eye.

When the Mona Lisa was stolen in 1911, it became an icon ---a look at how absence fueled global obsession.

An artist sold an invisible sculpture for thousands. A meditation on value, perception, and the absurdity of the market.