Daily Newsletter

The Irish Do It Best

Basic income for artists turns permanent, Louvre director resigns, orchid extravaganza in NYC, and the Bronx artist who's driving the right nuts.

News

Louvre Director Resigns Amid Heist Fallout

Laurence des Cars's resignation comes months after the infamous jewel heist drew international ire.

News

Manhattan DA Drops Charges Against Photographer Alexa Wilkinson

Wilkinson was arrested after photographing a protest at the New York Times's headquarters.

Guide

Your Guide to Fairs and Shows This LA Frieze Week

In true Angeleno fashion, a slew of local exhibitions and art events act as a counterbalance to this year’s eight fairs — or more, depending on how you define them.

Opinion

Why My Public Art Drives the Right Nuts

"Phoenix Ladder" is an homage to the people of the Bronx, a lighthouse for our collective futures, and our witness.

News

Ireland Makes Basic Income Program for Artists Permanent

After a successful pilot, artists will be paid hundreds of euros weekly over three years.

Features

A Tour Inside the NY Botanical Garden’s Trippy Orchid Show

Classic city scenes become floral fantasies in this year’s pop-timistic iteration of the park’s iconic annual show.

New York Newsletter

Snow Day in the Art World

From Helene Schjerfbeck to Glenn Ligon, here’s what to read — and where to go when the snow clears.

Art Review

The Disappearing Art of Iberian Democracy

The varied, confrontational works on view at Madrid's La Casa Encendida are reminders of the intense labor required to protect liberty.

Daily Newsletter

The Mount Rushmore of Racism

Blizzard shuts down museums in New York, Prince Andrew's arrest photo is hung at the Louvre, a beloved hand-drawn calendar in Los Angeles, and a biography of a mountain.

Books Newsletter

Reading a Biography of a Mountain

Mount Rushmore, originally known as Six Grandfathers, gets its own biography, plus Sarah Bond on museums’ approach to polychromy and whiteness.

Book Review

Chipping Away at the Facade of Mount Rushmore

In “Biography of a Mountain,” author Matthew Davis deftly weaves together interviews and stories that reveal so much more than a linear narrative of the monument’s history.