Minimalist artist Donald Judd moved to Marfa, Texas in 1971; he gradually turned the empty and dilapidated town into one of the art world's most important destinations.

Naoshima becoming Japan's art island is largely due to renowned architect Tadao Ando and his unique series of museums.

When Georgia O'Keeffe moved to New Mexico, the stunning desert landscapes radically changed the way she painted, inspiring her for the next 50 years and cementing her as one of the most important American painters of the 20th century.

Most people associate Keith Haring with New York City, but the pop artist also made a splash in Bahia, Brazil, where he decorated artist Kenny Scharf's beach house with murals inspired by the local landscape and people.

By the '60s, Yves Saint Laurent was already the biggest fashion designer in France, but it wasn't until he and his partner, Pierre Bergé, visited Morocco and decided to live in Marrakesh that he discovered the magic of color.

Ragnar Kjartansson caught the attention of the art world at the 2009 Venice Biennale, when he created a painting of the same man every day for five months.