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Announcement

Nordic Textile Takeover: The Cold Stitch

Opening September 4 at Scandinavia House, this exhibition, workshop series, and symposium program returns in its third iteration alongside New York Textile Month.

Daily Newsletter

Ann Patchett and Crying at The Met

Art and grief in the author’s new novel, “Whistler,” plus shows to see in Upstate New York this month.

Art Movements

Mildred Howard Wins Artists’ Legacy Foundation Award

Anonymous Was A Woman's environmental art grants, Art Gallery of Ontario director steps down, Alex Katz on PBS, and more in Art Movements.

News

ICE Seizes 22,000 Antiquities in Florida

The seizure of the allegedly smuggled artifacts comes amid the agency’s escalating violence and the Department of Homeland Security’s waiver of cultural preservation safeguards.

News

China Withdraws from Gwangju Biennale in Protest of Taiwan’s Inclusion

The news comes just nine days after the South Korean biennale reinstated the name “Taiwan Pavilion” after it was omitted from initial press materials.

Book Review

In “Whistler,” Ann Patchett Tackles Loss and Art

The beloved author’s new novel tells a story of familial loss and reconnection, beginning with a chance encounter at The Met. But why does it seem to imply that grief and art are at odds?

Guide

10 Art Shows to See in Upstate New York This September

Legendary gallerist Betty Parsons, the book art stylings of R. B. Kitaj, a celebration of Milton Avery’s family, and more.

Daily Newsletter

Trump Somehow Mad at Stick Figure

Joel Shapiro sculpture removed at the Kennedy Center, how Snoopy unleashed America's imagination, and the untold history of Black American dyeing traditions.

News

Venice Biennale President Defends Russia Inclusion in New Interview

Pietrangelo Buttafuoco said he would do “everything” again if he had to, despite the Italian Culture Ministry’s backlash and the European Commission's stripped funding.

In Memoriam

Remembering Geles Cabrera, Helch, and Jay Maisel

This week, we honor a sculptor who explored the body, a street artist who upset Queen Elizabeth, and a commercial photographer who shaped the medium.

News

Israel's Smotrich Calls to Destroy 40 Palestinian Memorials in West Bank

The demand comes after a member of Smotrich's party shattered a monument in a Palestinian village with a sledgehammer.

Feature

The Missing Colors of Black American Pigment-Making

George Washington Carver is remembered as an innovative agricultural scientist, but his overlooked artistic work places him in a lineage of Black American natural dyeing traditions.