News

Haunting Shadow of Scrubbed Banksy Mural Goes Viral

The erasure of the mural outside London’s Court of Justice has become a metaphor for widespread government crackdowns on protesters around the world.

Community

A View From the Easel

“I cannot allow myself to dread going to the studio, because I am there all the time.”

News

Street Vendor Beloved by LA Art World Abducted by ICE

Advocates are rallying support for Jorge Cruz, a green card holder who sells frutas, elotes, and more at venues like Frieze LA and the Hammer Museum.

Opinion

The Twisted Logic of Documenta’s “Artistic Freedom”

The consensus of the German art world is aligned with the status quo of the State of Israel: Anything goes, except Palestine.

News

Arts Community Rallies Behind Brooklyn Artist Displaced by Blaze

Ayana Evans lost nearly everything she owned, including art materials, after a fire tore through her top-floor Brooklyn apartment.

News

Major French Museums Close Amid Labor Strikes

Staff shortages forced the temporary closure of the Louvre, the Musée d'Orsay, and others ahead of protests over proposed spending cuts.

News

Historic Singha Durbar Palace Destroyed as Nepal Protests Turn Deadly

Police used live ammunition, water cannons, and tear gas on demonstrators mobilizing against government corruption.

Art Review

The Painter Who Captured the Dark Side of Flowers

Rachel Ruysch's floral abundance is sharpened by an acute awareness of death, decay, and the violence of nature.

Art Review

Ken Gonzales-Day Centers History's Margins

A mid-career survey spans three decades of studying and responding to the absence of gay and Latinx people from historical records.

News

New York Foundation for the Arts Workers Move to Unionize

Around 20 full- and part-time employees at the nonprofit artist resource organization would be eligible for the new union.