Opinion
The Met Shouldn’t Have Reclassified Ivan Aivazovsky as "Ukrainian"
We should not replace the ignorance shown in the previous identification with a new type of ignorance.
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News
Minneapolis Museum Workers Say “No Money, No Monet”
Unionized staff at the Minneapolis Institute of Art took to the picket line last week to demand salary raises in the face of inflation.
News
Roman Concrete Had “Self-Healing” Properties, Study Finds
Researchers say the presence of mineral deposits known as “lime clasts” could explain why these ancient structures remain standing.
Announcement
Join the Smithsonian American Art Museum for the Virtual Women Filmmakers Festival
This March, the fifth edition of SAAM’s annual festival features screenings and discussions with filmmakers Alison O’Daniel and Vivienne Dick.
Announcement
SCAD deFINE ART 2023 Features New Work, Programs With International Contemporary Artists
Mika Rottenberg, Rachel Feinstein, and this year’s honoree Jorge Pardo are among the artists participating in this celebrated event in Savannah and Atlanta, Georgia.
Art
A Recent History of Albuquerque’s DIY Galleries
Since the early 2000s, a storefront in the Barelas neighborhood has served as a nexus for the city’s experimental art scene.
Art
Making Mischief in Merry Old England
These rowdy, carnivalesque capers, and all this wild costuming, are about defiant displays of unreason, at odds with the dreary drone of the “voices of authority.”
Art
The Vivid Offerings of Mexican Papier-Mâché
La Cartonería Mexicana is drawn from traditional masks, sculptures, toys, and piñatas.
Art
The Art in America’s Largest Catholic Parish Church
St. Charles Borromeo Church features Mission Revival architecture, murals evocative of a Pixar movie, and nearly an acre of interior space.
News
Metal Detector Hobbyists Get a Museum Show in Denmark
The Hunt for Denmark's Past at the National Museum of Denmark gathers some of amateurs' and hobbyists' most remarkable finds.
Comics
AI, WTF Do You Know About Pain?
Something in this era of AI-generated art feels debased, devalued. That something is me, the artist.
Art
Tender Snapshots of Philadelphia’s LGBTQ History
Selections from the Archives is itself a kind of artwork, a poetic space that opens new modes for seeing and feeling history.