Art
The Silence of Lynette Yiadom-Boakye
Looking at Yiadom-Boakye’s portraits is an act of slow discovery, the unveiling of a mystery.
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Painting “the Eternity of Time”
Tu Hongtao's paintings revisit the traditions of Chinese painting while evading the perils of oversimplification and stagnation.
News
Did You Know the First Commercial Christmas Card Featured Underage Drinking?
May we all be as merry as that boozy child.
Art
One London Art Center Has Ideas For Navigating the Digital Shift (Some More Useful Than Others)
Serpentine Galleries’ “Future Art Ecosystems” emerges as an odd but occasionally insightful case study of the impact of the broader institutional shift to the digital realm.
Art
Michael Clark: Choreographer, Club Kid, and Collaborator Extraordinaire
Cosmic Dancer casts Clark as an artist who refuses to be pinned down by a single discipline or style, though its kaleidoscopic approach occasionally loses sight of Clark himself.
Art
At British Museum, a Promising But Flawed Start to Grappling With Colonialism
“Empire and Collecting,” a new self-guided tour, reflects an attempt to help visitors understand the colonial origins of the collection.
Art
Wrapped in Festive Neon, Tate Britain Marks Diwali
Unveiled just ahead of the holiday, Chila Kumari Singh Burman’s installation is sure to leave Londoners with a sense of warmth and light amid the gloomy winter months.
Art
What Is Bruce Nauman for?
It is neither easy nor especially relaxing to spend time with Nauman.
Art
Howard Hodgkin Gushes Forth
Howard Hodgkin: Memories — the first show of any importance since the artist’s death — seems to open him up as never before.
Art
Cézanne’s Hard Truths
For Cézanne, stone represented structure incarnate.
Art
Surrealism’s Unfinished Business
The art of the collagiste is essentially the art of the scavenger, the opportunistic thief.
News
Banksy Painting Sells for $10M, Surpassing Its High Estimate
Banksy’s “Show Me The Monet” (2005), a riff on Monet’s paintings of his Japanese bridge in Giverny, has achieved the second-highest price ever paid for a work by the street artist.