Community
A View From the Easel: Natali Bravo-Barbee
“As a mother, there are so many spaces in my life that are organized around other people’s needs. The studio is a space where I get to return to myself.”
News
Met Gala's New Theme Is the Biggest Recession Indicator Yet
Brace yourself for A-listers strutting down the red carpet in everyday garb like jeans, T-shirts, and "humble, even 'disposable' materials."
News
MFA Boston to Allow Visitors to Watch Live Conservation of Dutch Painting
Nicolaes Eliasz Pickenoy’s 17th-century group portrait of an Amsterdam wine guild will be the star of a pop-up restoration studio that museumgoers can peer into.
Art Movements
The Glimchers Can’t Keep Up the Pace
The mega gallery is struggling, Ebony L. Haynes joins Marian Goodman Gallery, longtime Manifesta director steps down, and more in Art Movements.
Art Review
At MoMA, Brancusi Is Lost in Space
The artist’s work is glorious and resonant, but the Museum of Modern Art has a space problem, or an elegance problem, or a crowd mitigation problem.
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Announcement
Shape Your Artistic Future at UC Davis: The Maria Manetti Shrem Art Studio MFA Program
Generously funded, renowned faculty and visiting artists, spacious studios, and an exhibition at the Manetti Shrem Museum of Art.
News
Long-Lost Georgia O’Keeffe Landscape Goes to Auction
Her painting “Near Abiquiu, New Mexico I” was stashed in an East Village closet for decades. Now it might sell for up to $3 million.
Daily Newsletter
Doris Salcedo Traces the Shape of Memory
The Colombian artist reflects on the state’s attempts to erase history, and the people’s continued refusal. Also: How should artists decide whether to participate in documenta 16?
News
Daniel Sikkema Sentenced to Life for Murder of Art Dealer Brent Sikkema
The 56-year-old man is accountable for a "cold, calculated murder-for-hire plot," said US Attorney Jamie McDonald.
Opinion
So You’ve Been Invited to Documenta 16. Here’s Our Advice.
As two documenta 15 artists who were mercilessly vilified due to our support of Palestine, here’s what you need to consider when you make your choice.
Pocket Review
The Prior Occupants of Westbeth Are Just Beyond Reach
A little more legibility would've benefited Alison Nguyen's fragmented short film about the famed NYC artists' housing complex.
News
France Opens War Crimes Investigation Into Israeli Airstrike That Killed Artist Ali Cherri's Parents
Amnesty International found that Israeli forces had no evidence of a verifiable military target at the site of the strike.
News
Mamdani's Five Ballot Questions Pass, But Arts Groups Remain Skeptical
Concerns over landmark sites and lack of public input have dampened trust in Proposal 3, in particular.