Art
A Mural Project Remembers Uvalde’s Lost Lives
The murals not only serve as a remembrance of the victims, but bear witness to the people and places impacted by gun violence across the United States.
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News
New Kate Middleton Portrait Gets Dragged by the Internet
It’s tough times out there for royal portraitists, and this less-realistic visage of the new People’s Princess stood no chance of being well-received.
Art
Peeling Back the Layers of Religious Devotion
The artists in Devoted: Religion in Asian American Art offer complex perspectives on religion grounded in their lived experiences.
Art
A Cold, Hard Tour of Brutalist New York City
With stops at the Salt Shed and the Tribeca Synagogue, the tour was among the highlights of Jane’s Walks, an ongoing series of curated strolls across the city.
Art
Remedios Varo Thrives at the Edges of Perception
Varo’s drawings crack the cold flawlessness of her paintings, and it’s exciting to see the looser, simpler skeletons underneath the surface.
Art
Why Are Hiroshige’s Woodblock Prints Still So Moving?
The artist subverts the status system of 19th-century Japan, foreshadowing the impact of modernization and industrialization.
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Top Art Patrons Discussed Deploying NYPD Against Columbia Students
Private chats obtained by the Washington Post show how art-world stakeholders sought to influence Mayor Eric Adams and Columbia leadership.
Books
How the Black Meme Turns a Trope Into a Trap
Legacy Russell’s Black Meme argues that owning, replicating, and remediating Black material is a theft rooted in historical frameworks of subordination.
Art
The Musical Science of Melvin Way’s Enigmatic Art
Way’s drawings are not messages to be decoded but instead are renderings of our yearning to comprehend.
Art
Meet the Women Preserving the Legacies of Their Artist-Relatives
We owe the stories of Louise Nevelson, Tamara de Lempicka, and Anna Walinska to those behind the scenes working to preserve them.
News
RISD Gaza Solidarity Encampment Dissolves Ahead of Expulsion Threats
Students renamed the art school’s Washington Place building after the late Palestinian artist Fathi Ghaben, who died in Gaza in February.
Art
Paul Chan and His Mom Crochet Criminals Together
The pair work in tandem across coasts to craft hilarious yet moving portraits of criminals including Sam Bankman-Fried, Elizabeth Holmes, and Anna Delvey.