Art
The Dark Side of Van Gogh’s Cypress Trees
The challenge at the heart of Van Gogh’s Cypresses is that the trees carried associations in the late 19th century that are lost on us today.
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A Seance and a Beer With Hilma Af Klint and Piet Mondrian
Today’s audiences are evidently more open to Mondrian and af Klint’s sensibilities than those of their time.
Art
Gwen John’s Portraits of the “New Woman”
Gwen John: Art and Life in London and Paris shows the nature of her dogged opposition: how she fought back, and won, in her own way.
Art
An Exploration Into Queer Healing
An exhibition at the LGBT Community Center in New York City is a visual interrogation of the relationship between queerness and restorative mechanisms.
News
Turkish Curator Resigns From Venice Biennale Pavilion
Esra Sarıgedik Öktem stepped down after the Istanbul Biennial appointed a member of its own board as curator in place of Defne Ayas, the agreed-upon candidate.
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Met Museum Acquires Rare 19th-Century Portrait of Enslaved Child
The painting of 15-year-old Bélizaire with the children of the family that enslaved him was restored to its original composition after his figure was covered up around 1900.
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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.
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.