Art
Initial Thoughts and Highlights from the 2019 Whitney Biennial
What not to miss at this year's edition of America's most important survey of contemporary art.
Zachary Small
In Brief
Artists Lose Royalty Rights on Primary Market Sales in Italy
Artists may lose their cut of the profits, but industry experts say it's crucial to keep Italy's galleries competitive with the international market.
In Brief
Chinese Officials Seize Mao Zedong Bust Filled With Narcotics
Police arrested three people on suspicion of trafficking more than $150,000 worth of drugs, some of which was hidden inside the Communist leader's noggin.
Art
The Afro Pick as a Symbol of Home
Simon Skinner, a Stockholm designer with Afro-Caribbean roots, is challenging the perceived homogeneity and whiteness of Sweden.
In Brief
Human Rights Activist Arrested in Poland for Posters Featuring Virgin Mary with LGBTQ Halo
Elżbieta Podlesna's house was raided and she was charged with "offending religious sentiment" in the central Polish city of Płock.
Art
A Closer Look Into the Whitney Museum's Board
The weapons manufacturer isn't the only board member with ties to war profiteering and the Trump administration at a progressive institution like the Whitney Museum.
In Brief
Ship in Which Hundreds of Migrants Died Will Be Shown at the Venice Biennale
Controversial artist Christoph Büchel's project will memorialize the European migrant crisis by displaying the shipwreck responsible for one of the worst losses of life on the Mediterranean in recent memory.
Art
Urban Art Is In the Spotlight at the Moniker International Art Fair
View our highlights from Frieze Week's most alternative art fair.
Art
The Gilded Lily of the Art Fairs, TEFAF, Blossoms on Park Avenue
Oyster shuckers roam the drill hall as VIP attendees sip champagne and ogle a $20 million Gauguin painting.
News
Today in Notre-Dame News: Angry Bees and Zombie Gargoyles Edition
Nothing gets creative cogs churning quite like an 850-year-old cathedral on fire.
In Brief
Turner Prize Nominees Are Announced, But Overshadowed by Sponsorship Controversy
The four artists shortlisted for this year's prize are being masked by the company Stagecoach, whose chairman was behind a homophobic political campaign in 2000.
Art
The Arches of Old Penn Station Return in Diana Al-Hadid's Subway Mosaics
The permanent installations line the mezzanines at the 34th Street Penn Station stop with fluid line work and ghostly presence.