Interview
An Art Thief’s Tale of Love and Seduction
Stéphane Breitwieser stole several billion dollars worth of art from more than 150 museums before he was caught in 2001.
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Books
Against an Art World That Excludes Mothers
Hettie Judah’s important book examines the current climate of discrimination against parents who are also artists.
Art
Care Isn’t Enough for the Climate Crisis
The exhibition Dear Earth elucidates a broad range of issues around climate change, but stops disappointingly short of a radical call to action.
News
The "Sexy" Seagull Sculpture That Scandalized a Coastal City
Donna Dodson's "Seagull Cinderella" is returning for public display again in New Bedford, Massachusetts, reigniting old concerns about the "bird with boobs."
News
Israeli Scholars and Artists Call Occupation of Palestine "Apartheid"
Hundreds have signed a letter urging Jewish leaders in the US to speak up against the violent oppression and ethnic cleansing inflicted on the Palestinian people.
Guide
10 Art Shows to See in New York Right Now
Naudline Pierre’s otherworldly drawings, Yusuke Saito’s ceramic pizzas, Pueblo pottery, and more.
Art
LA's Art Book Fair Is Back With a Bang
This year’s edition, the first in the city since 2019, suggests a publishing landscape as quirky and diffuse as Los Angeles itself.
News
Artists Decry “Censorship” of Shepard Fairey Anti-Police Artwork
The city of Mesa canceled a series of shows of political street art just weeks after the museum refused to withdraw Fairey’s work depicting a police officer in riot gear.
Film
Experimental Gems at the Toronto International Film Festival
The festival has released the lineup for its Wavelengths section, focused on avant-garde and provocative film media, and its Classics program.
Art
Artists Get Inside the “Glitch”
The glitch, perhaps, is that we thought technology, the earth, and the spirit were all separate things when really they all glide together.
Art
Required Reading
This week, delightfully silly pet photography, ranking art historical tassels, a screenwriter’s musings on AI jokes, art collectors and tax breaks, and much more.
Art
Painting Between the Machine and the Hand
For more than three decades, Lydia Dona has generated enigmatic abstractions that join together legible and indecipherable parts.