Art
The Last Testament of Michael Mazur
At the end of his life, Mazur wanted to evoke his passage into chaos, to compose his farewell.
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Art
The Ghost of Roy Cohn
Subpoena powers can’t cure a diseased body politic.
Art
The Politics of the Gallery Display
Gaylen Gerber's Supports, on view at the Arts Club of Chicago, continues to raise questions about what happens to an object when we place it in a gallery.
Books
Adrian Piper in Her Own Words
Piper is the rare artist whose practice is informed by her skills as a philosopher.
Art
Caravaggio’s Mark of Madness
Caravaggio may have eluded a death sentence by fleeing to Malta and Sicily, but in the end there was nowhere to run.
Art
A Portrait of Black Mental Health in Hues of Black and Blue
Influenced by Picasso’s Blue Period, Malik Roberts explores the repercussions of generational poverty, racism, and violence in Black communities using monochromatic hues.
In Brief
Woman Barred from the Louvre for Her Attire
Australian social media personality Newsha Syeh says she was unjustifiably berated by guards at the Louvre for her choice of outfit.
In Brief
Tate Modern’s Neighbors Take the Museum to Court Over Privacy Concerns
The London museum's 10-floor viewing terrace has a 360-degree view of the city, which includes direct sight lines into a nearby luxury apartment's intimate interiors.
Podcast
Carleton Watkins and Photography’s Romance with the American West
How do you tell the story of an artist whose archive was destroyed? Tyler Green’s new book focuses on a major figure in the early history of photography.
News
Jeff Koons Faces Fines After Being Found Guilty of Plagiarism (Again)
The artist must pay nearly $170,000 to the creator of a 1985 ad campaign that he copied for the 1988 statue, “Fait d’hiver.” This is just one of five copyright infringement lawsuits from the artist's Banality series.
Announcement
Applications Are Open for Washington University’s New MFA in Illustration & Visual Culture Program
The Sam Fox School invites students interested in combining an illustration practice with an exploration of popular visual matter to apply.
Community
A View From the Easel
This week, artist studios in Belgium, Connecticut, Florida, North Carolina, and Oregon.