Interview
Joan Semmel Is Doing Her Best Work at 93
“You say, ‘Fuck you. I'm good and you're wrong,’” she told Hyperallergic. “This is who I am, this is what I do, and this is what I care about.”
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Paul Klee: Other Possible Worlds
The first US museum exhibition to focus on the artist’s late work, produced in response to the fascism of the 1930s. On view at the Jewish Museum through July 26, 2026.
Art Review
The Angel of History Is Stuck in Jerusalem
The iconic Paul Klee work is missing from an exhibition about fascism at the Jewish Museum in New York due to "current conditions" in Israel.
Art Review
Joan Semmel’s Paintings Are Beautifully Disturbing
The nonagenarian artist insists that women’s bodies are interesting for more than their eroticism.
Feature
Jewish Museum Reopens With Rare Works by Anish Kapoor
The museum’s building now includes two new floors dedicated to its vast collection of artwork, historical artifacts, and ceremonial items.
Art Review
The Communal Roots of Ben Shahn's Social Realism
The 20th-century artist belonged to a "prophetic community" that resisted oppression.
Art Review
Was Rembrandt Inspired by the Story of Queen Esther?
A show argues that the Jewish tale was interpreted as a symbol of liberation from Spanish rule in 17th-century Dutch society.
Art
Trenton Doyle Hancock and Philip Guston Seek Out the Enemy Within
With generous, sharp humor, Hancock and Guston show us through their art how venial and self-deceiving we have become.
News
Anti-Zionist Protesters Crash Event at NYC’s Jewish Museum
The group of mostly Jewish activists called Israeli artist Zoya Cherkassky’s paintings related to the Hamas attack "imperial propaganda" that serves to "manufacture consent for genocide."
News
New York’s Jewish Museum Union Ratifies First Contract
Unionized staffers secured pay increases and benefits in a win that one museum worker described as “empowering.”
Art
The Jewish Museum’s Sanitized History of an Opium Dynasty
With The Sassoons, the Manhattan museum missed an opportunity to look more critically at the family’s opium trade, and to delve into the lives of its women.
Film
New York’s Jewish Film Festival Is Back
The 32nd edition of the festival will feature 29 films representing 16 countries screening at the Walter Reade Theater.