We often think of fairy tales as being idyllic and gentle, just as we believe childhood itself is. What we tend to forget as adults, though — in an era in which re-imaginings of classic stories are ...

Hans Christian Andersen’s home city of Odense is creating a tribute to history and imagination. A mural of writer Hans Christian Andersen, by artist Don John, decorates a house on Bangs Boder Street ...

Natalie Frank, “Little Red Cap I” (2011–14) (all images courtesy the Drawing Center) In the back room of the Drawing Center, Natalie Frank‘s lavish pastels conjure fairy tales in all their grisly and ...

With its imposing walls and fairy-tale towers, the Alcázar of Segovia captures the imagination. More than just a castle, it ...