Satire
Trump Withdraws US From Venice Biennale, “Too Diverse”
The president called for “a return to showcasing the great art of this country in a context-free void” and “definitely not in a liberal European swamp.”
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Majority of Artists Only Read Reviews of Their Own Work, Survey Finds
Some respondents added that they will occasionally hate-read a negative review of an artist they vehemently dislike, which “just hits different.”
Guide
10 Shows to See in Los Angeles This April
Madam X’s spiritual diagrams, Umar Rashid curates Robert Colescott, Carole Caroompas’s anti-hero journey, 50 years of L.A. Louver, and more.
Art Review
Deborah-Joyce Holman’s Quietly Radical Black Femininity
Through abstraction and nonlinearity, Holman invests in cinematic practices that unseat “spectacle” as the prominent mode of Black representation.
Art Review
The Mughal Empire’s Paradise on Earth
An exhibition showcases the sophisticated cultural language developed in the Indian subcontinent from around 1560 to 1660 across the reign of three emperors.
Art
The World’s Biggest Print Fair Returns With Surprises
At once overwhelming and exhilarating, the IFPDA show in New York City is a trip through the gallerina looking-glass of prints from around the globe.
Art
Brooklyn’s First Print Fair Puts Community Over Commercialism
At Powerhouse Arts in Gowanus, independent shops, galleries, and high-profile publishers come together in shared passion for the craft and the connection it elicits.
Art
What to Look for When Selecting a Print
We asked the experts what first-time collectors should keep in mind when shopping for lithographs, screenprints, and more.
News
Christophe Cherix Named MoMA’s New Director
The museum’s longtime prints and drawings curator will take over from Glenn Lowry, whose tenure was marked by controversy.
News
Trump Whitewashes History in New Smithsonian Executive Order
Among other disturbing and demonstrably false distortions, the mandate suggests that race is a “biological reality” — a tenet of racist pseudoscientific beliefs.
Book Review
Celia Paul Paints Her Place in the World
A new monograph brings the artist’s life into focus as she returns to the same subjects again and again: the women in her family, the British Museum, and the sea.
News
Klimt Portrait of West African Prince Resurfaces at Art Fair
The painting, hidden away in a private collection for decades, captures a dark side of European colonial history.