In one gallery, Xiao Yuncong's 1657 "Landscape" with its soothing, simplified forms in blue and green is displayed cater-cornered to Cheng Sui's monochromatic "Tall View of Streams and Mountains, " where short, vertical strokes infuse a monumental composition with a buzzing sense of life.

WSJ: Paths Easy and Daunting | Ming Masterpieces | Artful Recluse | Lacma | Asia Society | By Lee Lawrence

One highlight of the May auctions was the sale of ''Nature Morte au Melon Vert, '' a delicious still-life composition by the painter Paul Cezanne that grabbed the top price at Sotheby's Impressionist and Modern auction.

FORBES: Scintillating Cezanne, Sizzling Season

Perkol-Finkel, a marine biologist, modified the composition, texture, and design of concrete so that it fosters growth of native flora and fauna while increasing the operational life span and stability of the concrete structure.

FORBES: Women Show Construction Industry How to Rebuild Better, Stronger