News
Fire Engulfs Beloved Church-Turned-Skatepark in St. Louis
Locals say they’re “devastated” about the four-alarm fire at Sk8 Liborius, a Gothic Revival church that served as a skatepark and community center.
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Art
Required Reading
This week, the Supreme Court strikes down affirmative action, Barbiecore interior design, and how the CIA shaped what we consider “great” literature.
Art
Empathy Is at the Heart of Sleeping Beauties
Sleeping Beauties at New York Life Gallery immerses viewers in a collection of paintings that bring mostly overlooked artists back to life.
Art
Embracing the Elements at Andrea Zittel’s A-Z West
The desert is not for the faint of heart, but my residency at Joshua Tree helped me get back in touch with what I want from my art practice.
Interview
CrazinisT ArtisT Is Fighting for LGBTQ+ Rights in Ghana
“Without my gender and racial identity or my ‘total being,’ my work does not exist,” says the multidisciplinary artist and trans woman.
Community
A View From the Easel
This week, a special Pride Month edition of studios in Michigan, New York City, San Francisco, and “anywhere.”
News
LA Artist’s Floating Painting Studio Removed by Local Officials
Sterling Wells’s makeshift studio-raft was dragged out of the water and damaged after online reports described it as a possible unhoused encampment.
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Philadelphia Museum Accused of Reneging on Union Contract
Union leaders say the museum won’t comply with pay increases agreed to in a hard-won contract after last fall’s 19-day strike.
Books
11 Art Books to Add to Your Reading List This Summer
Our staff and contributors recommend titles for your next artsy summer read, including writings by Philip Guston and Sophie Calle, musings on slime, and a mystery novel set at The Met Cloisters.
News
Protesters Take to Met Museum to Denounce Charges Against Climate Activists
The action was staged in solidarity with climate protesters Joanna Smith and Tim Martin, who were indicted for targeting a Degas sculpture.
Art
The Darkest Memes of the Barbie-Oppenheimer Double Feature
The internet is at its best and its worst after it was announced that a film about the making of the atomic bomb would debut on the same day as Barbie.
Art
Kevin McNamee-Tweed’s Objects of Amazement
What is most satisfying about McNamee-Tweed’s work is that he has not lost his sense of wonderment.