Many of us have been overwhelmed – emotionally, spiritually, intellectually – by a work of art, be it a painting, a play, or a belting punk song. It’s one of the great joys of life to be ...

The ensuing detective story, titled “Suite vénitienne,” or “Venetian Suite” in English, was published and first exhibited in Paris in 1983, cementing an art-world reputation for Calle ...

The stories never led anywhere ... But that changed when the detective became aware of the potentially strong case against Mr. Lamont — for art fraud. “Once he got it,” Mr. Sommer said ...