News

Brian Eno and 200+ Artists Urge British Museum to “Stop Erasing Palestine”

An open letter criticizes the institution for allegedly altering displays in its Middle East galleries after complaints from a pro-Israel group.

News

Pete Hegseth Goes to War With Press Photographers

The Pentagon reportedly banned photography at briefings because the Secretary of War complained about “unflattering” photos.

Community

Art Movements: Look Who’s Headed to Perrotin Gallery

Alma Allen gets mega-gallery representation, Marina Abramović forays into balloon art, and more industry news.

Community

Required Reading

This week: women’s strike in Argentina, graffiti dialogues in Brooklyn, UK museums hold human remains from former colonies, mini Tudor paintings, mapping The Met, and more.

Feature

The Tiny Brooklyn Project Space Resisting the Gallery Machine

The non-commercial Greenpoint-based space Subtitled NYC models the tentative ways we make do in everyday life.

Community

A View From the Easel

“I use my entire body when painting, so I need to align it with my mind beforehand.”

Daily Newsletter

The Problem With Art Awards

Lucian Freud's paintings of "lostness," the real purpose of art awards, a new center for Native American art, and a lot of chair stuff.

News

Laura Phipps Tapped to Lead Gochman Collection of Indigenous Art

The former Whitney curator will steer the NYC organization as it builds a permanent exhibition space in the Hudson River Valley.

Opinion

Awards Season and the Management of Cultural Power

What is being offered as recognition often operates as a way of organizing power, determining not only what is seen, but who is positioned to benefit from that visibility.

Art Review

Lucian Freud Mastered the Art of Lostness

As a National Portrait Gallery exhibition proves, he was especially good at depicting people painfully adrift from themselves.

News

Text Messages Reveal How University of North Texas Leaders Axed an Anti-ICE Show

The school’s president and provost discussed removing artworks “of concern” before shuttering Victor Quiñonez’s exhibition, alarming free speech advocates.

In Memoriam

Remembering Pedro Friedeberg, Thaddeus Mosley, and Liliana Angulo Cortés

This week, we honor the inventor of the Hand Chair, a beloved Pittsburgh sculptor, and the director of the Museo Nacional de Colombia.