Opinion
The Era of the Visionary Museum Director Is Over ... or It Should Be
We directors must leave the institution, and the field, better than we found it.
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Art
In Swirling Canvases, Gareth Nyandoro Expresses the Rhythms of Labor
Teeming with energy, Nyandoro’s works express a disquieting otherworldliness, suspended at the fragile cusp between reality and dreams.
Film
Catch the Latest in International Cinema
Returning to the Museum of Moving Image, this year’s First Look 20/21 is the largest in the festival’s history.
News
British Museum to Restore Ancient Vessels Shattered in Beirut Explosion
The damaged Roman and Islamic vessels were on display in the Archaeological Museum at the American University of Beirut during the explosion.
News
SFMOMA Cuts Beloved Film Program and More, Leaving Many in Shock
Artists, art lovers, and employees expressed disbelief and outrage, saying the programs were ones that genuinely included the community.
Art
In Gem-like Hues, Arcmanoro Niles Renders the Mundane Electric
From depictions of his mother to his closest friends, Niles’s canvases illustrate a willful vulnerability to ruminate on the profound relationships in his life.
Opinion
Critics of the New Princess Diana Statue Are Missing the Point
The question we should be asking of the sculpture is not whether it is a great work of art but whether it’s effective at defining a legacy.
Books
Catherine Opie on Her First Monograph, “a Map of My Mind”
For Opie, photographing is about “understanding what it is to be inclusive.”
News
Forensic Architecture Tracks Surveillance of Activists and Journalists
The comprehensive project is designed to be used as evidence in future legal cases, according to the London-based research collective.
News
Citing Pro-Israel Ties, 25 Artists Disaffiliate From London Collection
Artists and cultural workers are withdrawing their work from the Zabludowicz Collection "in solidarity with Palestinian liberation."
News
This Is Not a Cat
These feline beauties were created entirely by an algorithm.
Art
Paying Homage to the Ancient Vessels That Transported Water
Asunción Molinos Gordo creates pitchers, jugs, and basins in centuries-old designs typical of the Iberian Peninsula and the Mediterranean.