Film
The Couple Behind One of History's Most Brazen Art Heists
The Thief Collector goes beyond the 1985 theft of Willem de Kooning’s “Woman-Ochre” to explore the speculative history of the presumed thieves who held onto it for over 30 years.
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Film
The Sikh International Film Festival Returns to NYC
A total of 17 films centered around Sikh history, diaspora, and innovation will be showcased at Manhattan’s Rubin Museum.
News
US Monument to Rape Survivors Vandalized, Again
It’s the second attack this year on artist Lori Greene’s work in Minneapolis.
News
Brian O’Doherty, Paradigm-Shifting Artist and Writer, Dies at 94
Through his groundbreaking concepts of the “alternative art space” and the “white cube,” O’Doherty forged the framework for institutional critique.
News
Lee Bontecou, Artist of Delightfully Uncategorizable Sculptures, Dies at 91
“I just got tired of sculpture as a big thing in the middle of a room,” the artist once said, adding that she “wanted it to go into space.”
News
Mysterious Oil Sketch Turns Out to Be a Real Rembrandt
The sketch was thought to be a copy, but historians still don't know its function.
Art
Ezhishin, the First-Ever Conference on Native North American Typography
The conference organizers set out to see what Native practitioners are making, and what they’re needing or wanting in the realm of type.
Film
No Bears Questions the Power of Cinema
With his latest film, Jafar Panahi suggests that cinema might be a great art worth fighting for, but it may not be able to save anyone.
News
Some People Still Want an Arts Degree, Apparently
University of California's Berkeley Campus has reported a sharp increase in students enrolling in arts and humanities majors in the last decade.
Performance
Bruno Latour’s Final Performance on the Climate Crisis Serves More Questions Than Answers
The Terrestrial Trilogy shows how we can — and perhaps cannot — talk about pressing human and environmental emergencies.
News
Child Who Lived 8,000 Years Ago May Have Been Buried With a Wolf
Archaeologists excavated the burial site in eastern Finland, shedding light on Stone Age funerary practices.
News
Getty Trust Pledges $1M to Conserve Ukrainian Cultural Heritage
The funds will support on-site conservation, packing and storing, and even salaries for Ukrainian heritage professionals.