In Brief
After Pushback, Smithsonian Revises Renovation Plan to Preserve Beloved Garden
Bjarke Ingels Group's revised proposal preserves the Haupt Garden, one of DC's favorite garden spaces.
Elena Goukassian
In Brief
Want to Live in the World's Largest Chest of Drawers? It Can Be Yours for $235,000
Always wanted to live or work in a giant dresser? Now's your chance!
News
Barbara Kruger, Yoko Ono, and Other Artists Create Covers for New York Magazine
As the magazine enters its 50th year, it is commissioning 50 New York artists to create cover designs, including Marilyn Minter, Mel Bochner, and more.
News
Eugene Robinson's Collection of African American History and Art Goes to Auction
The Please Remember collection includes 17th-century slave shackles, Frederick Douglass' newspaper, and an Obama poster.
News
Artists Create a Cemetery for the Things Donald Trump Killed in 2017
Guerrilla street art collective Indecline staged the gravesite in one of Trump's golf courses. The gravestones mourn the loss of things like "decency" and the American Dream.
News
How Long Do You Have to Wait to Get Into a Kusama Infinity Room? We Found Out
Ever wonder how long people at other museums are waiting to get into an Infinity Room? We found out! (Well, kind of.)
News
Rhizome Receives $1 Million Award
The grant will help fund further development of Rhizome's Webrecorder project, an open-source program that creates and shares archival copies of websites past and present.
News
Our Incomplete List of Cultural Institutions and Initiatives Funded by the Sackler Family
The secretive family whose pharmaceutical company hid the addictive effects of OxyContin also funds dozens of museums and universities.
News
Sludge, Rat Infestation, and Other Renovation Hazards Reported at Corcoran School of Arts and Design
Students and faculty at the art school complain of headaches, catcalls, and rats and roaches in hallways and classrooms.
Art
9 New Galleries That Opened in New York City in 2017
Don't focus on the closings. Three cheers for new galleries!
News
Cisneros Collection Donates Works by 91 Contemporary Latin American Artists to Six Museums
In New York, 90 works are going to MoMA, with the Bronx Museum getting 12.
Books
The Soothing Magic of Things Organized Neatly
Austin Radcliffe's book teaches a secret to relaxation: taking in colorful photos of meticulously ordered everyday objects.