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$200M Trump Ballroom Proposal Looks a Lot Like Versailles
Social media users couldn’t help but notice similarities between the lavish project, led by architect James McCrery, and the palace of a certain ill-fated French monarch.
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How Do You Remember a Home Reduced to Rubble?
Through interviews with survivors and satellite imagery, data journalist Mona Chalabi and SITU Research created models of razed houses in Gaza, Iraq, and Syria.
News
Smithsonian Removes Trump Impeachment Reference
The institution said that “a future and updated exhibit will include all impeachments,” but the timing of the alteration has raised questions.
Opinion
Homeland Security’s Genocidal Aesthetics
By posting paintings like “American Progress,” the DHS signals its white supremacist beliefs.
Opportunities
Opportunities in August 2025
Residencies, fellowships, grants, and open calls from Foundwork, the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, Princeton University, and more in our monthly list of opportunities for artists, writers, and art workers.
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Raymond Saunders, Who Made the Color Black His Own, Dies at 90
The Bay Area artist integrated chalk notation and assemblage on his idiosyncratic blackboard surfaces, plumbing the depths of lived experience and racial identity.
Community
Required Reading
This week: a new museum of Chumash history and culture, Sally Ride gets the doc she deserves, the future of fireflies, the beauty of “ugly” Instagram cakes, and much more.
Community
A View From the Easel
“I like renting short-term studios in shared spaces — it makes me feel free.”
Art Review
How the Moomins Showed Us a More Compassionate World
At the Brooklyn Public Library, an exhibition on queer Finnish artist Tove Jansson's beloved characters reminds visitors of all ages that justice and joy are within our grasp.
Guide
10 Shows to See in Upstate New York This August
Daniel Giordano’s eccentric installations, Lynne Tobin’s indomitable linework, Brandon Thomas Brown’s masterful humanity, and more.
News
Man Dies in Whitney Museum Fall
The 34-year-old was found on the sidewalk outside the museum after "falling from an elevated position," according to police.
Opinion
How My Museum’s Celebration of America’s 250th Birthday Got Complicated
At the New York Historical, our virtual wish wall for the nation’s anniversary faced unexpected political challenges.