Feature
The Tender Work of Preserving Renee Good’s Memorial
A traveling photographer has decided to stay in Minneapolis to care for the hundreds of artworks, objects, and messages left in memory of the poet and mother.
Art Review
Thomas Gainsborough’s Portraits of Pride and Prejudice
The English artist’s paintings work hard to make social hierarchy feel beautiful, even natural.
Art Review
Seurat and the Sea Is Postcard Perfect
Painted during summer trips to the Channel coast, Seurat intended his seascapes to “cleanse one’s eyes of the days spent in the studio.
Daily Newsletter
German Hypocrisy and Egyptian Blue
A Berlin journal’s false leftism, Egyptian blue paint at Pompeii, looting at the Sudan National Museum, and how can artists get gallery representation?
Weekly Newsletter
The Palaces of Memory
The US and Israel target another glorious palace in Iran, Art Basel Qatar's complicity in anti-LGBTQ policies, the problem with art awards, and much more.
Feature
A Visual Journey Through 150 Years of the Legal Aid Society
A new display at the NY Historical traces the impact of the largest legal organization for low-income individuals in the United States.
Feature
Beverly Buchanan’s Architecture of Care
Her practice was one of embodied noticing — exploring, feeling out, or reaching longingly for a Southern architectural vernacular.
Opinion
On Curating Carnage
By draping the tattered banner of feminism and anti-racism over state machinery, a German publication parrots liberal talking points that demonize the Palestinian cause.
Community
Art Problems: How Do I Get Gallery Representation?
Dreaming of showing at your favorite gallery? Paddy Johnson has the masterplan.
News
How Much Did It Cost to Paint a Pompeii Room Egyptian Blue?
The price of covering a room in the prized pigment was equal to between 50% and 90% of a Roman legionary's annual salary, a new study estimates.
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Announcement
Haroutiun Galentz: The Form of Colour
A new English-language monograph repositions the Armenian–Lebanese painter as a cosmopolitan modernist whose work demands to be read beyond national canons.
News
60% of Sudan’s National Museum Looted, Report Says
The destruction of cultural heritage in the war-torn nation threatens to distort the past and present beyond recognition, fracturing Sudan’s future.
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