News
Dozens of Venice Biennale Artists Withdraw From Awards En Masse
Almost half of the artists in the international exhibition plus 16 national pavilions signed onto a statement of withdrawal in solidarity with the jury’s resignation.
News
Nesting Seagull Becomes Unexpected Star of Venice Biennale
Organizers believe this is the first known instance of the bird nesting in such a prominent area of the exhibition grounds.
Feature
15 Artists Share the Best Advice They Got From Their Mother
“She taught me how to play, how to laugh until my face burns, and how to dance in the kitchen to ‘Believe’ by Cher.”
Features
Getting Messy in the Archive at LA’s Art Book Fair
This year’s edition of the annual Printed Matter show unearths and remixes historical media, collapsing time and giving the past new relevance.
Community
A View From the Easel
“Rome has Michelangelo. We have the mountain.”
Feature
"In Minor Keys" Hits All the Right Notes
The Venice Biennale’s international art exhibition is an unexpected symphony that asks us to ponder what may otherwise be overlooked.
Art Review
A Whole Lot of Nothing at the US Pavilion
After the last two Biennales searched the soul and history of this nation, how did we end up with this art from the land of the bland?
Feature
Artists Pay Tribute to Koyo Kouoh in Poetry Caravan at Venice Biennale
The late curator's 1999 voyage with nine African poets inspired a moving procession led by María Magdalena Campos-Pons, writers, and musicians.
Art Review
Keith Haring Before the End of the World
The artist's free-handed style, on view in works at the Brant Foundation, feels prescient in light of the upcoming AI cataclysm.
Community
Art Movements: New Museum Names Its First Artist Studio Residents
Plus, Forge Project's 2026 fellows, the Robert Therrien Estate leaves Gagosian for Zwirner, and this year's Frieze uniform.
News
American Folk Art Museum Workers Picket Gala, Calling for Higher Wages
Staffers say they were forced to take action after negotiations for a new contract remained stalled for nearly two years.
Film Review
An Unlikely Friendship Between Artist and Forger
“The Christophers” is a twisty, delightful yet profound comedy that encouraged me to question my own relationship to art.
Community
Required Reading
This week: Mamdani honors garment workers, a fake exchange with Sophie Calle, the first Black American tattoo artist, RIP Spirit Airlines, and more.