Opinion
Required Reading
This week, Istanbul Biennial loses its edge, Prada Marfa is an ad, science of snobbery, a better GIF, Code Pink's photo bombs, Congress's new media law, making fun of fashion week, and more.
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Eye-Opener: Paul Feeley 1957–1962
For those who think they know the work of Paul Feeley (1910–1966) the current exhibition will likely come as a surprise
Art
All Art Is Contemporary, Part 1: Rome
ROME, Italy — Going to Rome means going to Caravaggio's St. Matthew cycle in the Contarelli Chapel of the Church of San Luigi dei Francesi, near the Piazza Navona. And going to the St. Matthew cycle means being captivated by "The Martyrdom of St. Matthew" (1599–1600), one of the most enthralling wor
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Medieval Bling: Skeletons Encrusted in Jewels and Gold
In a forthcoming book titled Heavenly Bodies: Cult Treasures & Spectacular Saints from the Catacombs, photographer Paul Koudounaris brings before his lens bejeweled skeletons long-lost in the catacombs of Rome.
Art
A Long Short List of Gallery Shows to See This Fall
I don't know about you, but I was enjoying my slow, lazy summer, and then all of a sudden it was Labor Day. The art world woke up, and I went from having a few museum exhibitions I needed to catch to feeling overwhelmed by the all of the shows. So, I decided to sort through and round up some of the
Art
A Refuge for Analogue Photography in Bushwick
The Bushwick Community Darkroom, which in July made a minor relocation following a three-fold rent hike on its previous space, is a hub for the area's emerging photographers and artists.
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Art Movements
A new Van Gogh painting is revealed, a strange turn to the Rotterdam Kunsthal case, DIA changes its donor policy, NASA joins Instagram, a flurry of museum appointments and funding, and more.
Art
The City and the (Giant, Blue) Cock
LONDON — Katharina Fritsch’s "Hahn/Cock," the new sculpture placed on the fourth plinth in Trafalgar Square, London, was unveiled on July 25th.
News
Can a Town Be a Museum? The Battle Over Jim Thorpe's Bones
Jim Thorpe was arguably the greatest athlete of all time, yet the sports legend has mostly been in the news of late due to his remains, which were controversially buried in a town he never visited.
Books
When the Brooklyn Bridge Was Attacked by a Tentacle Monster and Other Alternate Histories
A little known fact: a great obstacle to the building of the Brooklyn Bridge was Rosie the East River Monster, whose tentacle can be seen grasping at the completed structure in an 1883 illustration.
Community
A View from the Easel
CHICAGO — Artist studios in Charleston, Cleveland, Dallas, Los Angeles, and Monaco.
Opinion
Leaving Comments for Propagandists
OAKLAND, Calif. — Part of what makes propaganda effective is the way it uses words that collectively sound like they mean something but ultimately signal very little.