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Argentine Couple Placed on House Arrest in Nazi-Looted Art Probe
Police raided the home of Patricia Kadgien after an 18th-century painting plundered from a Dutch-Jewish art collector was spotted in a real estate listing.
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Decades After “Heartbreaking” Thefts, Santa Ana Pueblo Recovers Stolen Artifacts
The repatriation effort is significant not just for the amount of time that has elapsed, but also because it is completely organized and funded by the Pueblo itself.
Art Review
An Insider Artist’s Outsider Alter-Ego
A recurring lack of nuance plagues Grayson Perry’s exhibition at the Wallace Collection, which explores history, gender, class, and mental illness.
Book Review
André Breton After the Surrealist Manifesto
In the French poet’s later writings, now available in an English translation, his ideas about the movement he founded begin to mingle with our own.
Art Review
A Contemporary Art Exhibition in an 18th-Century Home
Through paper works set within period interiors, Rejin Leys makes visible the nested layers of Jamaica, Queens.
Art Review
When One Door Opens, Another Transports Us
Christian Marclay’s most recent assemblage-style film splices together cinematic clips of doors and the various comings and goings they usher.
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Opportunities in September 2025
Residencies, fellowships, grants, and open calls from the Smithsonian American Art Museum, Tate Papers, and more in our monthly list of opportunities for artists, writers, and art workers.
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Apply for a 2026–2027 Fellowship at the Smithsonian American Art Museum
Fellowships at SAAM and its Renwick Gallery provide scholars with access to collections, community, and professional advancement.
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Decode the Art Fair Lingo With Our Armory Show Bingo Card
Spot the matcha lattes, coded artspeak, and those polarizing split-toe shoes in preparation for the fall kick-off.
Art Review
The Prescient Politics of Nancy Buchanan’s Art
A survey of the LA artist’s work proves that the issues she began grappling with in the 1970s are not past threats, but hauntingly present ones.
Art Review
An Impressionist's Ode to Male Sensuality
A retrospective of the work of Gustave Caillebotte illuminates the painter’s radical focus on the male form and the lives of men.
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The Rise of Contemporary Art Puzzles
A handful of independent jigsaw companies are bringing art by living artists into a playful new medium.