Opinion
The Louvre Heist Was a Colonial Wake-Up Call
The stunning theft reveals more than a failure of security: It lays bare how austerity, neglect, and unresolved colonial legacies continue to haunt the museum.
Guide
Five New York City Art Shows to See Right Now
The city abounds with great group exhibitions at the moment, but don’t miss impressive solo showcases of Ruth Asawa and others.
Art Review
Nayland Blake’s Dark Joke Is On You
The artist has perfected a register that is laugh-out-loud funny or absurd, rigorously conceptual, and erotic, edged with simmering rage.
Art Review
Exploring New Paths in Landscape-Based Art
A show at The 8th Floor gallery in Manhattan extracts the politics of landscape.
Features
The Louvre Was Robbed, But the Memes Stole the Show
Digital commentators wasted no time making Pink Panther jokes and digs at President Macron as the brazen robbery gets absorbed into the online discourse.
Guide
8 Fairs and Events to Visit During Paris Art Week
Hide your jewels and hop over to Art Basel, Asia NOW, the Upstairs Art Fair, and more art happenings in the City of Love.
News
Emails Shed New Light on Leon Black’s Ties to Jeffrey Epstein
A New York Times investigation revealed how the MoMA trustee, one of the country’s richest men, was often pressured by Epstein to pay up millions.
News
Met Museum Reveals Artist for 2026 Facade Commission
Chinese artist Liu Wei, known for installations exploring urbanization and modernity, will create a series of sculptures for the museum's Fifth Avenue niches.
Features
The Goodest Boys of NYC’s Halloween Dog Parade
This year's event was a bit corporate, very chaotic, and incredibly cute.
Film Review
Sharon Lockhart’s Beguiling Tableaus of Children in Nature
Windward pulls us into an almost prelapsarian vision of childhood existence on Newfoundland’s Fogo Island: no phones, no screens, no sense of impending climate crisis.
Features
Art in Odd Places Resists by Doing “Nothing”
After losing its state funding, the 14th Street festival scrapped its plans for a 20th anniversary celebration and chose a new theme: “nothing.”