Art
Was Man Ray the Inspiration Behind the Black Dahlia Murder?
Steve Hodel believes his father — a friend of the surrealist — committed the grizzly Hollywood murder as an emulation of the artist's techniques.
Zachary Small
Art
Pulled into Robert Mapplethorpe's Vortex of Voyeurism
"What's S&M?" I overhear a woman asking her husband in the exhibition. "The artist says here that it stands for sex and magic, but this set up doesn't look very magical."
In Brief
See the Five Artist Proposals for NYC's Shirley Chisholm Monument
Finalists for the She Built NYC initiative include Firelei Báez, La Vaughn Belle, Mickalene Thomas, Tanda Francis, and a joint project by Amanda Williams and Olalekan Jeyifous.
In Brief
Conservators Uncover a Brilliant Pink Sky Buried in a Vincent van Gogh
Museum researchers are restoring the artist's hidden, luminous spectrum of colors that have faded over time.
In Brief
London’s Skyline Will Bloom With Proposed “Tulip” Building
From the architects of the Gherkin comes another glass skyscraper full of eccentricities. City planners have put the building on track for approval despite objections from the mayor's office.
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Italy Returns 800 Artifacts to China Amidst a Controversial Trade Deal
News that Italy will repatriate almost 800 Chinese cultural artifacts obscures the country's controversial sign on to China's Belt and Road Initiative without the European Union's consultation.
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A Rediscovered Portrait of Harriet Tubman Is Unveiled
The National Museum of African American History and Culture will display a new portrait of the legendary abolitionist that "adds significantly to what we know about this fierce abolitionist."
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Michael Steinhardt, Major Cultural Philanthropist, Accused of Sexual Harassment By 7 Women
Multiple women have said the 78-year-old philanthropist made sexual requests as they sought his financial support for nonprofits. Two complaints originate from an Upper East gallery.
Art
Enter Thierry Mugler's Seductive World of Counter-Culture Fashions
What does the French designers back catalogue say about his tendency to clothe celebrities like Kim Kardashian and Cardi B?
In Brief
$2.8 Million in Met Museum Admission Revenues Will Go to 175 Cultural Nonprofits
What was once criticized as a money-grab by the Metropolitan Museum of Art is now being celebrated as an ingenious method of buoying NYC's network of smaller cultural institutions with cash.
News
A Monument to Women's Suffrage Receives Unanimous Approval Despite Controversy
The statue, which features Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony as leaders of the movement, has been accused of racism and whitewashing history.
News
How 3D Scanning Technology Went from the Louvre to the Auction House
Adapting scanners used to analyze the Mona Lisa, a Canadian tech company is entering the art market with a crucial blockchain partnership.