Art Review
“Helter Skelter” Can’t Look America in the Eye
Nancy Spector’s curation cannot face the racial implications of Richard Prince and Arthur Jafa’s work.
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Guide
10 Art Shows to See in the Bay Area This Summer
Demetri Broxton beads an ancestral path, Mildred Howard gets an overdue retrospective, 14 galleries share one space, Diedrick Brackens tends a garden, and more.
Daily Newsletter
Julie Mehretu’s Advice to Young Artists
The artist's stirring commencement speech at RISD, the best art shows in NYC this summer, and can you really have friendships in the art world?
Guide
30 Must-See Art Shows in New York City This Summer
Pierre Huyghe’s brain activity-inspired dreamscapes, Orientalism at The Met, a menagerie of mystical animals, and so much more.
Feature
Celebrating the Knicks Win, One Stitch at a Time
The textile artist known as Cheeks embraced a wave of city pride at his now-viral Fort Greene embroidery pop-up.
News
The Obamas Unveil First-Ever Official Dual Portrait
The richly layered painting was created by artist Njideka Akunyili Crosby using her signature photo-transfer technique.
Community
Art Problems: Are My Friends Using Me to Get Shows?
When you’re constantly asked for things you can’t deliver, it can be hard to tell who your real friends are. Paddy Johnson has tips.
News
Historic Kyiv Cathedral Ablaze After Russian Strikes
Deadly bombardments across Ukraine sparked the fire in the UNESCO site, an 11th-century Christian monastery.
Books Newsletter
Lesbian Art Novels You Should Read
Sarah Schulman's fiction about lesbian artists, Vaginal Davis's new catalog, and more.
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Announcement
Maine College of Art & Design Announces 2026 MFA Visiting Artist Summer Lecture Series
Graduate candidates work with a roster of renowned visiting artists during an eight-week summer intensive for MECA&D’s MFA in Studio Art.
Opinion
Processing the Unbearable, Imagining the Radical
To RISD’s graduating class, I say: The most necessary work comes from the willingness to stay in the discomfort of the open question.
Daily Newsletter
Remembering David Hockney
The British painter who transformed the everyday, and 25 art shows for America 250.