Venice Biennale
National Pavilions We Loved at the Venice Biennale
As the punishing heat waves of this summer taper off, this might be the perfect time to visit the international exhibition.
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Feature
Six Epic Artworks Inspired by “The Odyssey”
From J.M.W. Turner to Romare Bearden, visual artists have long turned to Homer’s masterpiece and the power of myth as sources of inspiration.
Interview
Beer With a Painter: Rina Banerjee
“When you give up that power to the paint, it becomes your partner, helping you to make something beautiful,” said the Bengali-American artist at her studio in Dumbo.
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Heatwaves in France Damage Beloved Flowers at Monet’s Gardens
Gardeners at the painter’s home and garden in Giverny said that nasturtiums will have to be replanted for next year’s bloom.
Art Movements
Wolf Kahn Foundation Opens New Space in NYC
A permanent home for the artist’s archives, MoMA PS1 is getting a new café, which museum scored a sweet early Rothko, and more in Art Movements.
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Announcement
“Radiant Geometries" Opens at Rice University's Moody Center for the Arts
Contemporary Indigenous and Latin American artists illuminate the convergence of math, metaphysics, and art in this new exhibition opening September 4.
Daily Newsletter
A Progressive Win for Artists in Florida
Angie Nixon’s track record in culture, MIT loans art to students, the Speed Museum returns Native artifacts, and more.
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Speed Art Museum Returns 24 Native Artifacts to Oklahoma Tribes
The culturally significant objects include a turtle amulet, a Cheyenne cradle board, and a slate of beaded bags.
In Memoriam
Remembering Bou Meng, Mary Heilmann, and Kumantjayi (Walala) Tjapaltjarri
This week, we honor a figurehead of genocide remembrance, a pioneering abstract artist, and an Aboriginal Australian painter.
Book Review
Haroutiun Galentz’s True Colors
A new book traces the function of color as both a mask and a mirror in psychological portraits by the modernist painter, who lost his parents during the Armenian Genocide.
News
Angie Nixon, Champion of Black Art and Culture, Wins Florida Senate Primary in Upset
The 42-year-old Jacksonville native and Democratic Socialist founded the local community bookstore Cafe Resistance and co-authored a comic book with her daughter.
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Announcement
Funding International Dialogue: The Asian Cultural Council Opens 2027 Global Grant Cycle
ACC invites artists, arts professionals, scholars, and organizations to apply from Oct 1 to Nov 10, 2026.