Art
Some Critics Question the Choice of Thomas Campbell as New Director of San Francisco Museums
Some are questioning the choice, given previous accusations against Campbell of managerial misconduct and budget deficits.
Metropolitan Museum of Art
News
Artist Covertly Hangs #MeToo-Inspired Wall Labels at the Met Museum
Michelle Hartney posted the guerilla wall labels next to the artwork of Paul Gaugin and Pablo Picasso, calling out their abusive or misogynistic histories.
News
Several Major New York Art Institutions Step Away from Saudi-Funded Initiatives
The Metropolitan Museum of Art and Brooklyn Museum have chosen to decline funding from the Saudi Misk Institue, and Columbia University has put its event with the Institute on pause.
News
Major Art Institutions Navigate Ties to Saudi Arabia After Disappearance of Journalist [UPDATED]
The Smithsonian, Sotheby's, and landmark institutions across NYC are under pressure to address their financial connections to the Saudi Arabian government in the wake of the suspected murder of Jamal Khashoggi.
Art
Connecting the Dots in the Met Breuer's Show About Conspiracy Theories
Everything Is Connected: Art and Conspiracy spirals through 50 years of paranoia in America from JFK's assassination to extraterrestrial touchdowns and September 11. But what does that even look like?
Art
A Show on Conspiracies Fails to Differentiate Fact from Opinion
Conspiracy theories have gone mainstream in 2018, but the Met Breuer's exhibition downplays the political importance and danger of their existence.
Opinion
Shifting From Catholicism to Camp, Met Gala Tries to Update Susan Sontag
This exhibition should feature a wax replica of Donatella Versace, RuPaul's extensive collection of wigs, and a sliver of John Waters' mustache — but I fear the Met's exhibition will be business as usual.
Art
From the Ptolemaic Kingdom, a Gilded Coffin to Die For
Created in the last century of the Ptolemaic Kingdom, Nedjemankh's coffin reconfigures how we understand Ancient Egypt's transition from autonomous empire to Roman province.
Art
The Importance of Being Delacroix
The last great artist who was not a modernist, Delacroix synthesized very complex visual and verbal traditions in stunning works that open the way to modernism.
Art
Nostalgia and Reality in Picasso, Schiele, and Klimt
The drawings of Klimt and Schiele, in contrast to those of Picasso, are graphic evidence of an artist grappling with what is directly in front of him.
Art
The Racial Politics of Boxing
The history of the United States cannot truly be told without acknowledging the impact of boxing on society.
Art
The Divergence of Art and Fashion at the Metropolitan Museum
Presenting contemporary garments alongside Byzantine and Medieval artworks underlines the visual differences between the two genres of objects.