Pocket Review
Thomas Hart Benton's Sanitized American Idyll
His ambition to capture the full experience of living in the United States had its limits.
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Art Review
Gather 'Round, Willie Birch Is Speaking
Across five decades of work, he always asked: What's my neighborhood, and what does it need?
Daily Newsletter
How Tarot Survived for 500 Years
Plus: Protesters call on MoMA to ditch Leon Black, and our exhibition fall guide for the Bay Area.
Community
Art Problems: If I Have a Day Job, Am I a Real Artist?
Ever been shamed for having a nine-to-five job as an artist? Paddy Johnson can relate.
News
Met Museum Brokers Return of Three Artworks to Nigeria
Collector Ceil Pulitzer provided detailed provenance of the works, but the museum preferred another route.
News
Duo Calls to Oust Leon Black in Protest Outside MoMA
The protesters handed out zines that detailed the billionaire trustee’s links to Jeffrey Epstein and several sexual assault allegations brought against him.
Art Review
Tarot for a Broken World
With some of the oldest surviving tarot decks on view, the Morgan’s exhibition traces how a Renaissance card game became something far more powerful.
New York Newsletter
Armory Week is Here
What to expect in one of the busiest art weeks of the fall season.
Feature
Sarah Michelson’s Delicate Fetish Play
Her 25-day dance at MoMA is meta, but it’s not about dance itself so much as a lifetime of collaborating with dancers.
Guide
10 Art Shows to See in the Bay Area This Fall
Dread Scott’s body politic, Azzedine Alaïa’s sculptural garments, Dewey Crumpler and Irving Norman surveys, and much more.
Guide
10 Public Artworks to See Across the US This Fall
Camille Henrot’s pack of dogs take Central Park, Wanda Raimundi-Ortiz leads a procession through Philadelphia, and Sara Genn paints the sky in Santa Fe.
Daily Newsletter
Venice Pavilions That Missed the Mark
What we didn’t like at the Biennale, artists pulled out of documenta 16 over Gaza, visitors arrested for hanging paintings by Mona Lisa, and more.