Books
The girl stands awkwardly, her arms crossed over her stomach. Below them she wears high-waisted shorts, wrinkled through with creases and rolled at the bottom; above them she wears a frilly top. And above that, her deeply furrowed brow, mirrored by the part in her neatly done hair.
Art
Television may lead us to believe archaeologists lead thrilling lives, crashing through ancient temples and uncovering dinosaur bones à la Indiana Jones and Jurassic Park. In reality, their work is much more quiet and meticulous. Nevertheless, each new discovery — such as the newly unearthed Maya ru
Opinion
Oh look, another major retailer tie-in for a major museum show. Yes, the upcoming Jeff Koons retrospective at the Whitney Museum has a corporate fashion deal, with a balloon-dog emblazoned handbag available for $49.95 at select locations starting July 17 — corresponding with the opening of the world
Performance
In the early 1980s, Andy Warhol posed in drag for a series of Polaroid portraits. Wearing heavy white makeup in works like "Self-Portrait in Drag" (1981), he exudes a ghoulish glamour.
In Brief
Graffiti writer Peter Podsiadlo, aka SEMP or @semp516 on Instagram, was arraigned on 23 felony counts of vandalism in Queens Criminal Court yesterday.
News
China deports Tiananmen Meat Square artist, further Detroit Institute of Arts donations, major Cy Twombly donation for the Tate, new chair confirmed for the NEA, and more from the week in art news.
Art
The model is the message in Artists and Their Models, an exhibition currently on view at the Smithsonian's Archives of American Art in Washington.
Books
The village of Pikin Slee in the South American nation of Suriname is incredibly remote. But the details of the place caught photographer Viviane Sassen's eye, and she decided it was worth the journey to document.
Interview
Ben Grosser’s work is all about how software permeates and affects much of our lives. As we begin to realize the extent to which we rely on algorithms for major societal functions such as search engine results, stock trading, mass surveillance, and more, our focus remains on what the machines are do
In Brief
The latest twist in the Knoedler & Co. forgery scandal involves something quite basic: spelling.
Books
The Morgan Library & Museum over the last few years has added some small wonders to its collections, and now for the first time a sampling of these miniature books is on public view. Opened last month, Miracles in Miniature: The Art of the Master of Claude de France celebrates one of the last greats
News
The Museum of Modern Art has acquired the first downloadable app for its collection.