Crossword
The Art Crossword: Renaissance Edition
What do you call the artistic technique that creates contrasts of light and dark?
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Guide
10 Art Shows to See in Upstate New York This February
A seminal Vito Acconci performance, Nona Faustine and Ocean Vuong’s explorations of identity, Sita Gómez’s celebrations of womanhood, and more.
Opinion
Archival Art Will Not Save Us
Archival work has a place in historical recovery and cultural self-understanding. But not every artwork must be archival, and our politics shouldn’t end with presence rather than action.
Opportunities
Opportunities in February 2026
Residencies, fellowships, grants, open calls, and jobs from the Helen Frankenthaler Foundation, the Rubin Museum, and more in our monthly list of opportunities for artists, writers, and art workers.
News
Does This Restored Roman Fresco Depict Italy’s Prime Minister?
The recent restoration, which bears an uncanny resemblance to far-right leader Giorgia Meloni, is currently under investigation.
News
Protesters Dressed as Marie Antoinette Roast “Melania” Film at Kennedy Center
The action unfolded during the $75 million film’s premiere, days before Trump announced the two-year closure of the performing arts center.
Feature
How Richard Wright Shaped John Wilson’s Protest Art
Wilson, like Wright before him, wrestled with the psychic toll of racial violence on Black families in his paintings and lithographs.
Daily Newsletter
The Limits of Solidarity
Damien Davis on the day after the strike, a report on galleries and street vendors in Tribeca, and the real story of photographer Eugène Atget.
Weekly Newsletter
Attention, Fascism Ahead
Artists pay tribute to Alex Pretti, Trump ruins the art market, the story of an early Caravaggio masterpiece, and John Yau slams Jeff Koons's new Manhattan show.
Feature
Tribeca Galleries Discuss Reporting Street Vendors, Drawing Criticism
A group of galleries met to address the “increased number of vendors” on and near Broadway, many of whom are immigrants under threat.
Opinion
After the Strike, Will Art Galleries Be Allies?
If deleting the social media post tomorrow would change nothing about how artists are paid or how resources are allocated, the gallery’s allyship is disposable.
Art Review
Eugène Atget, Readymade Icon
An exhibition retells the story of his discovery by Berenice Abbott, leaving out the details of a life defined by failure.