Books
10 Photo Books to Read This Month
Hal Fischer’s archive of queer fashion, Sophie Rivera’s portraits of Nuyorican communities, Rania Matar’s love letter to Lebanon, and more new titles to check out from photo book publishers.
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News
San Diego Museum of Art Lays Off 11 Workers
The cuts impacted employees in departments including programs, development, exhibitions, and operations as the institution cited financial difficulties.
War in Ukraine
Russia Has Damaged or Destroyed Over 4,500 Cultural Sites in Ukraine
The National Art Museum of Ukraine and the Odesa National Fine Arts Museum are among the 141 museums and galleries affected.
Interview
Maori Karmael Holmes Looks Back on 15 Years of BlackStar
The Philadelphia film festival’s founder reflects on its evolution into a hub for experimental, polyphonic storytelling amid a rapidly changing country and world.
Daily Newsletter
Meta's Glasses for Betas
Plus, Betye Saar’s last word of advice, 2,000-year-old shipwreck found off the coast of Sicily, and how Trump’s unnecessary IndyCar race in DC might jeopardize art.
Art Review
Nathaniel Mary Quinn’s Fragments of Home
His fractured portraits at the National Public Housing Museum reckon with memory, family, and a childhood shaped by Chicago’s Robert Taylor Homes.
News
Divers Stumble Upon 2,000-Year-Old Roman Shipwreck in Italy
The wreck off the coast of Italy, filled with clay vessels, is being hailed as “one of the most important underwater archaeological discoveries of recent years.”
Books Newsletter
RIP Vermeer, You Would’ve Hated AI
A biography of the Dutch painter misses the mark, Ed Simon reacts to Anthropic’s book-pulping, and more.
News
Jeffrey Epstein Dons Meta AI Glasses in Damning Guerrilla Ad
The notorious glasses are for “people who don’t do consent,” reads a mock ad mounted outside the Ray-Ban store by the activist group Everyone Hates Elon.
News
National Gallery of Art Protects Works Ahead of Trump's IndyCar Race
I.M. Pei skylights and an outdoor Alexander Calder sculpture are among the structures that have been boarded up ahead of this month’s race.
Feature
How Betye Saar Came to Be
“You just have to pay attention to how you put things together,” the artist told Hyperallergic shortly before her death. “They’ll tell you if they fit."
Daily Newsletter
The Native History of NYC's Oysters
Who needs IMAX? See a real papyrus fragment of Homer’s Odyssey at The Met.