Art
A Matriarchal Legacy of Women Warriors
At the heart of What if the Matriarchy Was Here All Along? is the idea that matriarchy never really died but rather has transformed.
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Books
A Decade Among the Mennonites
Larry Towell’s images reveal a little-seen, isolated world and raise questions about the unforgiving impact of tradition on families.
News
At the LA Art Show, an Urgent Focus on Climate Change
Mexican photographer Alfredo De Stefano's photographs of barren deserts and other works reflecting on the climate crisis will be displayed in a not-for-sale section.
Art
Elon Musk's Bedside Table Tweet Opens the Meme Floodgates
Whether Musk's weird still life post was an act of trolling or an act of cringe is up to you, but the memes speak for themselves.
News
Art Basel Miami App Crashes Minutes Before Opening
For roughly half an hour, art collectors had to consider a world in which they didn’t get that Alex Katz work.
Guide
Your Concise Guide to Miami Art Week
From art fairs to alternative spaces that may not be on your radar, here’s a run-down of what to see (and eat and sip) in Miami. No NFTs, we promise.
News
How Blank White Paper Became a Symbol of Dissent in China
Protests are erupting across the country in response to President Xi Jinping’s strict zero-COVID policy.
Opinion
Elon Musk’s Strange Twitter Still Life
What does it mean when the world's richest person trolls us?
Art
Adrian Ghenie and the Soup of Fame
Ghenie's paintings of Marilyn Monroe are a relentless representation of a howling, turbulent tragedy, a face broken into crude sideways slewings and gougings and gorgings of paint.
Art
Hints of Memory in Layers of Paint
Suzanne Jackson’s paintings come to life, and find their way home, at the Arts Club of Chicago.
News
2022 Venice Biennale Breaks Attendance Records
The exhibition sold the highest number of tickets in its 127-year history.
Art
The Art World’s Catholic Problem
What feels like the right way to write about Roman Catholicism, or Christian iconography, to most art critics is heavily influenced by museum discourse, which is far from neutral.