News
New Bill Could Keep Looted Syrian Antiquities Out of US
A new bipartisan bill aims to sharpen the United States' response to looting in Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan, and other countries impacted by war, political instability, or natural disaster.
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Art
Saying Goodbye to the Old Whitney Museum with a Digital Drug Trip
Last night the Whitney Museum said goodbye to its Marcel Breuer building on Madison Avenue with a gala and party. There, the institution announced the opening date of its new home in the Meatpacking District — May 1, 2015 — and unveiled the last artwork commissioned for the Breuer building.
Opinion
What Should the Smithsonian Do with Its Show of Bill Cosby's Art Collection?
As rape allegations against Bill Cosby have continue to emerge this week, with a fifth and sixth woman stepping forward to publicly accuse the iconic comedian, the backlash has been swift. But Cosby's collaboration with the art establishment remains alive and well.
Art
25 Years of Photographing NASA's Abandoned Launch Sites
Photographer Roland Miller has spent 25 years gaining access to abandoned NASA sites across the United States, capturing their history and strange imagery before they disappear.
Books
Repicturing Black Fatherhood
I overheard a man suggest to another that Father’s Day be renamed. For him, and for so many other black men he knew, there was or is no biological father to celebrate the holiday with.
In Brief
$44M O'Keeffe Painting More Than Triples Auction Record for Woman Artist
Hot on the heels of a $1.5 billion art auction week, a painting by Georgia O'Keeffe broke the record for the most expensive work by a female artist sold at auction this morning.
Announcement
How To Light a Fire: SVA MFA Fine Arts Faculty Present their Work to Students and the Public
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Art
The Origins and Evolution of Group ZERO
There are undoubtedly many stories attributed to the founding of ZERO in post-World War II Germany, as there were with the inception of Dada during the earlier Great War that raged outside the Swiss borders from 1914–18.
Comics
An Ode to Distractions, Old and New
Despite living up in the mountains, I am very much on call while I work in my studio.
Opinion
Before Abramović, A History of Nothing
As might be expected, Marina Abramović's new performance event at the Sean Kelly gallery, Generator, has attracted a healthy level of press coverage that is concomitant with her reputation.
Art
Marking Portraits with the Passage of Time
David Mramor’s glamorous pathos is a precise and nuanced excavation of the layers inherent in the steady march of time — a journey, perhaps, toward a painterly manifestation of the punctum.
Art
Let Them Eat Art: Queens Through the Ages
In her infamous speech at the British Museum last year, writer Hilary Mantel described Kate Middleton, future queen of England, as a “shop-window mannequin” whose sole purpose was to look pretty and give birth.