Art
René Magritte’s Bad Paintings
When Belgium was occupied by Germany during World War II, René Magritte adopted the style of Pierre-Auguste Renoir and painted images based on popular cartoons.
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The Transcendent Spirit of Haitian Contemporary Art
PÒTOPRENS is an exhibition about Haitian artists that rebels against stereotypes of Haitian art.
Art
Art of Eternal Twilight
It seems almost predetermined that the art of Sicily is rooted in the transience of life.
Art
Dark Humor Abounds at the Fine Art Print Fair
Much of the artworks for sale emanated a darkly satirical message this past weekend.
Art
The Expansive Literary Output of Sudan and South Sudan, on Display
A brief London exhibition, Sudan / South Sudan Literature Week, impugns Western depictions of "war, violence, and unending political unrest" in the East African nations.
News
A Parade of Feminist Art Centered On Voting
Artist Michele Pred uses art and community to encourage voting, bringing a feminist art parade to New York City this weekend.
Art
Sarah Lucas Makes Male Privilege Her Own
Filled with fried egg breasts and cucumber phalluses, Sarah Lucas's new retrospective at the New Museum illuminates her wry subversion of the patriarchal art historical canon.
Books
Aerial Photographs Reveal the Environmental Scars of American Industry
In the 1980s, photographer David T. Hanson captured aerial views of Superfund sites, revealing the environmental toll of American industry.
Art
Egon Schiele’s Quivering Line Tells All
An exhibition full of drawings shines light on the history of the line in this artist’s work.
Opinion
Bloody Hell, Marc Quinn Taps Refugees for Latest Bloody Artwork
A new project that is slated to appear in front of the New York Public Library's main branch on Fifth Avenue will contain the blood of refugees.
News
After $31 Million Sale of 3,000-Year-Old Assyrian Relief, Experts and Artists Denounce Christie’s
Critics call the recent sale, which shattered previous world records for Assyrian art sales, a callous example of the art market profiting from suffering in the Middle East. Experts speculate that ISIS's destruction of cultural heritage sites may have boosted the value of the work.
News
Publishers Say They Were Harassed by Airport TSA Returning from a New York Art Book Fair
David King and Jaime Raybin say they were berated by TSA at LaGuardia Airport about copies of Skull Microwave, a controversial book by political artist Marlos E'vans.