Art
The Story Behind Northern India’s Breathtaking, Disappearing Frescoes
The Shekhawati region covers almost 5,000 square miles and hosts an estimated 2,000 frescoed buildings built from the 17th to the early 20th century.
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Art
Performances About Learning, Set in a Fictional Classroom
The classroom, which hails from a fictional Swiss art school, is set in the 1970s brutalist performance hall House of the Book.
News
Elizabeth A. Sackler Supports Nan Goldin in Her Campaign Against OxyContin
The cultural philanthropist says she stands in solidarity with those calling on another branch of the Sackler family to answer for its role in the opioid epidemic.
Film
A New Documentary Reveals the Living, Breathing Joseph Beuys
For the first documentary ever made about Beuys, director Andres Veiel dug into the archives, creating a film that is 95% footage of the artist.
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Non, Merci! French Artists and Cultural Workers Reject Giant Jeff Koons Sculpture
In an open letter, 24 artists, curators, politicians, and more called for the costly and logistically complex project to be scrapped.
Announcement
The Halsey Institute of Contemporary Art Presents La Historia Recordada, an Exhibition of Work by Roberto Diago
Diago tracks a lineage of painterly abstraction and other forms in modern Cuban art, condensing them into a body of work that explores the vestiges of slavery and segregation in contemporary Cuban life.
News
How Long Do You Have to Wait to Get Into a Kusama Infinity Room? We Found Out
Ever wonder how long people at other museums are waiting to get into an Infinity Room? We found out! (Well, kind of.)
News
Smithsonian and National Gallery of Art Could Close This Week Because of Government Shutdown [UPDATED]
Many cultural institutions may be forced to close or scale back their operations if the government shutdown continues beyond Monday.
Announcement
Step Into the Art World with Christie’s Education
An integral part of Christie's, students make full use of Christie’s premises, as well as visiting public and private collections, and making international field trips.
Art
Revisiting Elizabeth Catlett’s Legacy in 12 Powerful Sculptures
An exhibition at Burning in Water remembers Catlett's long and remarkable career in sculpting the female form.
Comics
A Portrait of the Artist at Her Day Job
Some days, work can be stimulating and invigorating. On others, not so much.
Art
Signs of Creative Resistance at the 2018 Women’s March
Over a million people around the world protested the one-year anniversary of the Trump administration, and many showed up with great signs, the greatest in fact, these are definitely some very very great signs.