Art

The Earliest Known Printed Illustrations of the Greek Constellations

A rare first edition of the Poeticon Astronomicon, printed in Germany in 1492, is headed to auction at Swann.

News

Activists Pressure Tate to Drop Name of Art Dealer Accused of Sexual Harassment [UPDATED]

The Tate cut ties with Anthony d’Offay, a hugely influential retired art dealer, after harassment allegations. Activists say that's not enough.

Books

Marina Abramović Says Ugly Things But Draws Cute Ducklings

The Serbian performance artist reimagines The Ugly Duckling, the classic children's book by Hans Christian Andersen.

Art

The Hollywood Directors Who Filmed the Liberation of Nazi Concentration Camps

George Stevens, John Ford, and Samuel Fuller, best known for their work in Hollywood, all documented the Allied liberation at the end of the war.

News

A Museum Offers the Chance to Wander Its Galleries All Alone

Wouldn't it be great to have a museum all to yourself for a day?

Art

A History of Head Wraps and Wrought-Iron Windows in an Artist's Travels

Tyanna Buie weaves together her travels throughout New Orleans, Paris, and Berlin in her gripping new body of work.

In Brief

Oui Oui! French Cultural Figures Praise Colossal Jeff Koons Bouquet in Op-Ed

In an op-ed published today in Le Monde, 37 artists, collectors, curators, and other arts workers pledged their support for the towering "Bouquet of Tulips."

Books

Art's Gender Divide in 19th-Century Paris

Does siphoning 19th-century women artists into their own book and exhibition really do them justice?

Books

A Colossal Compendium of Brutalist Architecture Argues for Saving 'Concrete Monsters'

SOS Brutalism is the first global survey of Brutalist architecture from the 1950s to '70s, and is a rallying cry for preserving these concrete structures.

Art

Joseph Cornell's Boxes Coax, Captivate, and Channel Juan Gris

Viewing one of Cornell’s boxes is an almost heartbreaking encounter with inner vitality and outer limitation; like cages, they display the self-sufficiency of a circumscribed world.

Books

Dazzling and Didactic Board Games from the 19th Century

Games serve as curious records of 19th-century British beliefs and prejudices, reflecting the attitudes of a growing empire towards its own society as well as towards those beyond its borders.

Comics

Critiques You'll Hear in Art School

Most of the feedback you get in art school is helpful, but not all of it.