Weekly Newsletter
It Doesn’t Get Better Than This
John Galliano pulls out of a show at The Met, the eternal bond between Lee Krasner and Jackson Pollock, and Alex Katz keeps it moving at 99.
Latest
Guide
15 Art Books for Your Fall Reading List
Guadalupe Rosales’s memoir, Christine Sun Kim’s artist book, Fady Joudah’s ode to the people of Gaza, and Elizabeth Alexander’s essay collection are among our most anticipated titles.
News
Trump to Break Ground on “Triumphal Arch” Before Federal Approval
The announcement follows a series of recent rollbacks on federal protections of historically significant sites.
Feature
LA’s Lucas Museum Displays “Narrative Art” for the Few, Not the People
Friction, dissonance, and multiplicity are overall avoided in favor of superficial unity and a flattening of difference at George Lucas and Mellody Hobson's new institution.
Community
A View From the Easel
“My studio is presently portable, modular, and itinerant.”
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Announcement
Nordic Textile Takeover: The Cold Stitch
Opening September 4 at Scandinavia House, this exhibition, workshop series, and symposium program returns in its third iteration alongside New York Textile Month.
Daily Newsletter
Ann Patchett and Crying at The Met
Art and grief in the author’s new novel, “Whistler,” plus shows to see in Upstate New York this month.
Art Movements
Mildred Howard Wins Artists’ Legacy Foundation Award
Anonymous Was A Woman's environmental art grants, Art Gallery of Ontario director steps down, Alex Katz on PBS, and more in Art Movements.
News
ICE Seizes 22,000 Antiquities in Florida
The seizure of the allegedly smuggled artifacts comes amid the agency’s escalating violence and the Department of Homeland Security’s waiver of cultural preservation safeguards.
News
China Withdraws from Gwangju Biennale in Protest of Taiwan’s Inclusion
The news comes just nine days after the South Korean biennale reinstated the name “Taiwan Pavilion” after it was omitted from initial press materials.
Book Review
In “Whistler,” Ann Patchett Tackles Loss and Art
The beloved author’s new novel tells a story of familial loss and reconnection, beginning with a chance encounter at The Met. But why does it seem to imply that grief and art are at odds?
Guide
10 Art Shows to See in Upstate New York This September
Legendary gallerist Betty Parsons, the book art stylings of R. B. Kitaj, a celebration of Milton Avery’s family, and more.
Daily Newsletter
Trump Somehow Mad at Stick Figure
Joel Shapiro sculpture removed at the Kennedy Center, how Snoopy unleashed America's imagination, and the untold history of Black American dyeing traditions.
News
Venice Biennale President Defends Russia Inclusion in New Interview
Pietrangelo Buttafuoco said he would do “everything” again if he had to, despite the Italian Culture Ministry’s backlash and the European Commission's stripped funding.
In Memoriam
Remembering Geles Cabrera, Helch, and Jay Maisel
This week, we honor a sculptor who explored the body, a street artist who upset Queen Elizabeth, and a commercial photographer who shaped the medium.
News
Israel's Smotrich Calls to Destroy 40 Palestinian Memorials in West Bank
The demand comes after a member of Smotrich's party shattered a monument in a Palestinian village with a sledgehammer.
Feature
The Missing Colors of Black American Pigment-Making
George Washington Carver is remembered as an innovative agricultural scientist, but his overlooked artistic work places him in a lineage of Black American natural dyeing traditions.
News
Critics Slam “Petty” Removal of Joel Shapiro Sculpture From Kennedy Center
Artists and activists condemned the National Park Service’s dismantling of "Blue” (2019), calling it an example of “Trump’s continued vandalism of the nation’s artistic treasures.”
News
NYC Exhibition Celebrates Snoopy's Enduring Influence on Art and Fashion
Our staff reporter, a die-hard Snoopy fan, got emotional at "Snoopy in Style."
Daily Newsletter
Two Artists' Odyssey Up the Erie Canal
The shared origins of Liberian and Gullah basketry, artists Z Behl and Kim Moloney’s 350-mile durational performance, and a massive zine library hidden in a Texas apartment.
Guide
15 Art Shows to See in Los Angeles This Fall
Carmen Lomas Garza’s tender scenes of Chicanx community, Huguette Caland’s life in lines, Indigenous artists on fire and stewardship, photography of trans mutual aid, and more.
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Announcement
An Unprecedented Look at Renowned Photographer Peter Hujar’s New York in “Hujar:Contact”
The Morgan Library & Museum presents “Hujar:Contact,” currently on view through October 25.
Feature
The Artists Paddling 350 Miles Up the Erie Canal
As part of “Mule’s Passage,” artists Z Behl and Kim Moloney are paddling six hours a day and camping for five weeks.
News
Minnesota State Fair Removes Anti-Trump Crop Art After Artist Was Harassed
The piece, which read “8647” in yellow corn kernels, was taken down at the artist’s request after she was threatened and doxxed by right-wing agitators.