Interview
Beer with a Painter: Helen Miranda Wilson
Wilson warns me that her studio never looks impressive — a hazard of making meticulous, intimately scaled work.
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Books
A Russian Poet Recounts Literary Life in 1966
Soviet-era poet Igor Kholin describes social realities of life among the writers living in cultural exile outside Moscow.
Art
A Mega-Gallery Marks a Quarter Century
I remember David Zwirner Gallery back in the 1990s, before Chelsea, when the New York art world was much smaller and more manageable.
Art
A Portrait of the Lives of Workers in New York City's 2,483 Chinese Restaurants
A look at the daily lives of immigrants who make the city's ubiquitous Chinese restaurants possible.
History
The History of One of the Oldest Astronomical Clocks in the World
While Prague's famed clock is gone for repairs, we take a look at its history.
Art
The Long and Toxic History of Exoticism in Tobacco Advertising
An exhibition at the Wolfsonian-FIU tracks romantic and racist stereotypes of native cultures in European tobacco advertising from the 1880s to the 1940s.
Film
The Creativity of Pre-Digital Animation in the 1970s and ’80s
A program of experimental American animation at the Quad is a gift, and a riotous romp through a pre-digital creative movement.
In Brief
Truck Driver Plows Through and Damages Peru's Nazca Lines
The driver left "deep scars" on the site last Saturday, the country's ministry of culture announced earlier this week.
Art
Treasures of the Master Drawings Fair, from a Surprising Portrait to a Strange Dreamscape
I have developed some affection for the enterprise, which is much more diffuse than other New York fairs.
News
Boston and Philadelphia's Art Museums Gamble Loaning a Painting on the Super Bowl
The outcome of Museum Bowl 2018 will depend on whether the Philadelphia Eagles or the New England Patriots prevail on Sunday.
News
French Art Dealers Join Chorus of Opposition Against Jeff Koons's Big Bouquet
The 80,000-pound sculpture is still being fabricated, but already an association representing 255 French art dealers wants it moved.
Film
A Yayoi Kusama Documentary Tracks a Life in Polka Dots
Kusama – Infinity spotlights both the artist's radically successful career and how art can be a method of healing.