History
Revisiting MoMA's Controversial 1940 Italian Renaissance Blockbuster
In 1940, a landmark Italian Renaissance exhibition made a stop at the Museum of Modern Art, leading visitors to question its commitment to the contemporary.
Latest
In Brief
Nominees Denounce Germany's Biggest Art Prize
Sol Calero, Iman Issa, Jumana Manna, and Agnieszka Polska expressed their frustrations with the Preis der Nationalgalerie in a joint statement.
Art
What the Artist Campaign School Taught Me About Running for Public Office
The inaugural Artist Campaign School taught us that entering politics as a participant means we must — to some degree — acknowledge the usefulness and necessity of political power, and make peace with using it.
Interview
From Friendship to Marriage, a 30-Year Dialogue Between Two Photographers
Slant Rhymes, a new collaborative book by the photographers Alex Webb and Rebecca Norris Webb, amounts to a “long, elliptical, unfinished love poem.”
Books
A Comics Artist’s Eerie, Relentlessly Stark Storytelling
I'm Not Here, written under a pseudonym, uneasily follows an immigrant family as they go about their everyday life.
History
Thousands of Objects Tell of Sex, Drugs, and Transcendence Across the Centuries
Altered States: Sex, Drugs, and Transcendence in the Ludlow-Santo Domingo Library at Harvard's Houghton Library explores the human desire to escape the ordinary.
News
Art Movements
This week in art news: Benjamin Genocchio was ousted as executive director of the Armory Show after the New York Times investigated sexual harassment claims, a judge approved the Berkshire Museum's sale of works from its collection, and the Louvre Abu Dhabi was inaugurated.
Performance
Reaching for Transcendence with Voice and Light
In Rashaad Newsome's "Running," a vocal tradition reaches expressive new heights and plumbs emotional depths.
In Brief
The Famously Photo-Wary Barnes Foundation Makes Its Art More Accessible Online
The museum has a notriously strict no-photos policy, but has now made much of its collection available for digital download and sharing.
In Brief
How Do We Define Culture? A Study Tries to Find Out
Culture Track surveys how Americans define culture, as well as which cultural activities they seek.
Announcement
Registration is Open for the 106th CAA Annual Conference in Los Angeles
Held from February 21-24, the 2018 Annual Conference will include over 300 themed sessions, more professional-development workshops than ever, and offers a long list of LA-museums and cultural institutions that attendees can visit for free with their conference badges.
Art
In an Indiana Town, a Treasure Trove of Modernist Design
"Exhibit Columbus" celebrates the legacies of the architects and designers who filled the town with private and civic works before going on to be some of Modernism's biggest names.