In Memoriam

Remembering Glen Baxter, Pat Steir, Melvin Edwards

This week, we honor an absurdist cartoonist, a trailblazing feminist artist, and a sculptor who probed the history of violence in the US.

Art Review

A Palestinian-American Photographer’s Intimate Gaze

Dean Majd captured images of his inner circle for a decade, deconstructing performances of masculinity in the process.

Daily Newsletter

51% of Men Say Mona Lisa "Should Smile More"

Also, JD Vance's incel monument, the Louvre's new security upgrade, and a secretive art fair in the US Virgin Islands ...

Satire

Louvre Museum to Install Locks on Doors After Heist

Visitors will be checked for bobby pins and paper clips, which pose the greatest threat to the new "state-of-the-art entry inhibition protocol," the security director said.

Satire

Spirit Halloween to Temporarily Take Over Kennedy Center

The institution is looking into alternative forms of revenue to supplement funding for its multi-million dollar renovation, a source said.

Satire

Woman With Her Back to the Viewer in Gallery Photos Speaks Out

“I like to think of myself as a modern-day Rückenfigur,” she said in an exclusive interview with Hyperallergic.

Satire

New Mysterious Art Fair “The Island” Seeks the Opposite of Buzz

Dozens of mega-collectors are reputed to be attending the super-secretive fair slated to take place in the US Virgin Islands.

Satire

List of Failed Business Ideas Found Beneath Rembrandt’s “The Night Watch”

An X-ray analysis revealed plans for backup careers in face painting and other pursuits beneath layers of paint in the Dutch Master’s magnum opus.

Satire

Survey Finds 51% of Men Think Mona Lisa “Should Smile More"

A new visitor experience survey reveals a surprising amount of criticism lobbed at Lisa del Giocondo.

Satire

Philadelphia Museum of Art Rebrands Again as "PhArt"

The institution renamed itself in honor of a readymade whoopee cushion by Marcel Duchamp discovered in its archives.

Satire

5 Art Job Openings That Are Definitely Not Exploitative

Qualifications include a malleable moral compass, and compensation is sometimes guaranteed.

Satire

Curator’s Shoes Steal the Show at MoMA Reception

“It is rare to see something so marvelous in a gallery,” said one of the VIP guests.