Art Review
Walter Benjamin Warned Us About AI
The philosopher believed that good photography provokes cognition while dangerous photography soothes, as seen in a jewel box show at the Jewish Museum.
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Community
Art Problems: Why Are There So Many Toxic People in the Art World?
Paddy Johnson with essential tips on how to protect yourself from insecure peers and bad-faith actors.
News
Photobook Publisher Steidl in Dire Straits After Threat of Bankruptcy
Though it has resolved recent insolvency proceedings, the German publisher remains shaken by a 50% drop in international sales.
Obituary
Betye Saar, Who Opened Portals Between Worlds, Dies at 99
Her visionary assemblages recast the debris of American history into monuments of Black resilience and liberation.
Feature
Smithsonian Hearing's Most Bizarre Moments Ranked by Tier
“Is Mickey Mouse racist?” Texas Republican Congressman Brandon Gill asked National Museum of American History Director Anthea Hartig.
News
Tell Us, O Muse, of Elon Musk's Racist AI Version of "The Odyssey"
The tech billionaire denounced Christopher Nolan's blockbuster, vowing to create his own feature-length film using Grok.
Opinion
The Smithsonian Is Not the President's Museum
The Trump administration’s latest order marks an unprecedented effort to subordinate one of America's foremost public institutions to partisan power.
Trump Administration
Trump Orders Installation of Warning Signs Outside Smithsonian Museum
The administration’s demand comes just days after the director of the National Museum of American History testified before a congressional subcommittee.
News
Europeans Vote on New Leonardo da Vinci Banknote Design
The European Central Bank’s shortlist for the Euro banknote redesign also includes prints of Ludwig van Beethoven, Miguel de Cervantes, and Marie Curie.
Art Review
An Exhibition Lets Self-Taught Artists Speak for Themselves
At the Folk Art Museum, “Self-Made” overcomes the problem of “insiders” ventriloquizing self-taught artists.
News
Joyce Kozloff Reveals Herself as Guerrilla Girls Founding Member
After decades of anonymity, the feminist artist and activist disclosed in an interview that she is the woman behind the mask of “Liubov Popova.”
News
Nvidia CEO Pours $75M Into San Francisco Art Campus
Vanderbilt University's building on the ruins of the California College of the Arts will bear the billionaire's name.