Art Review
The Timeliness of W. E. B. Du Bois’s Philosophies
His prevailing influence over social theory and racial philosophy proves as relevant as ever in a group exhibition that explores his ideas, research, and legacy.
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Memes
The Memes That Defined 2025
This year gave us the Hero With a Hero, the Coldplay couple, and the Somali diaspora's incredible flipping of the script on Trump's racism.
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Art Movements: Big Museum News
MacKenzie Scott's significant gift to the Japanese American National Museum, the little design hippo that could, and a new Rijksmuseum where?
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This $1M Picasso Could Be Yours for Just $117
"Tête de Femme,” a gouache on paper, is being raffled to support Alzheimer’s research.
Art Review
Jeff Wall’s Post-Truth Photography
His constructed images feel especially relevant as we navigate AI and questions about photographic reliability.
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Required Reading
Women ceramicists challenge conventions in clay, India’s drag scene, olive trees in Gaza, dystopian airport lounges, Jenny Holzer’s roommate, and the real story of “Jingle Bells.”
Book Review
Coreen Simpson’s Timeless Ode to Black Beauty
Her photography captures both celebrities and everyday people with such intimacy that they might call to mind your neighbors and friends.
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A View From the Easel
“There is something so magical about the dyeing process that has continued to captivate me.”
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Hundreds Rally Against Sweeping Cuts at New School
Around 40% of full-time faculty were offered buyouts and programs are on the chopping block as the university faces a $48M deficit.
Best of 2025
Our Favorite Art Books of 2025
This year, we read too many incredible books to count — here are a few that stuck with us, including tomes on Marsha P. Johnson, Mary Cassatt in Paris, and Ruth Asawa and mothering.
In Memoriam
Remembering Frank Gehry, Martin Parr, and Mel Leipzig
This week, we honor a sculptor of buildings, a photographer of the absurd, and the “Chekhov of Trenton.”
Best of 2025
The 10 Best Paris Art Shows of 2025
Olga de Amaral’s sculptural tapestries, Otobong Nkanga’s multi-media oeuvre, Meriem Bennani’s footwear-as-soundscape, and more.