Art
Amazing Egyptian Artifacts Recovered from Sunken Cities in the Nile Delta
Part archaeological expedition, part adventure story, the Sunken Cities exhibition opened this week at the St. Louis Art Museum.
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News
Bean There, Done That: Houston Gets a Precursor of Chicago's Shiny Anish Kapoor
"I think much more than 'Cloud Gate,' 'Cloud Column' is meant specifically to capture the heavens and bring them down to earth," MFAH's director, Gary Tinterow, told Hyperallergic.
Performance
Mozart Hits the Coney Island Boardwalk in Remix of Così fan tutte
The Met's new production of Così fan tutte stages the comic opera at a Coney Island-style amusement park circa the 1950s.
Announcement
Call for Entries: The World of Frida at Bedford Gallery
The exhibition will feature art with Frida Kahlo as the subject as well as artworks inspired by her life and art. The deadline to apply is April 21, 2018.
Art
Burning Man Goes to Washington
In an exhibition opening March 30, the Renwick Gallery has transported some of that Burning Man spirit to its more buttoned-down environs.
Comics
Artist Cannot Wait to Get Out of the Studio and Shiver
The opening day for trout fishing in New York State falls on April Fool's Day.
News
The World's Best-Attended Museums and Exhibitions in 2017
The Louvre remained the world's most visited museum last year, but Beijing's National Museum of China is closing the gap, with just 100,000 fewer visitors.
Art
A Show of Luminous Paintings, Overshadowed by Crowded Curation
Tara Sabharwal can make objects float in the neither-here-nor-there ether.
Books
A New Compendium of Bizarre and Banal Soviet Stuff
A new book highlights candy wrappers, cigarette packs, radios, vacuums, cars, and other items from the collection of the Moscow Design Museum.
News
Arts Workers Rally Around Parole Case of Black Panther Convicted of Killing Two Police Officers
Hundreds have signed a petition supporting the parole of Herman Bell, a former member of the Black Liberation Army.
In Brief
US Government Can No Longer Fund Official Portrait Paintings
The "Eliminating Government-funded Oil-painting Act" prohibits the use of federal funds for commissioning portrait paintings.
Art
Three NYC Institutions Come Together to Examine Three Intertwined Religions
This week, a workshop and ongoing exhibition — described as "a contemporary pilgrimage" — examine physical spaces with interfaith meanings.