News
Manhattan DA’s Office Returns Three Antiquities to Mexico
The office’s sixth repatriation to the nation included a Nayarit sculpture seized from The Met and an Aztec stone previously possessed by a convicted antiquities trafficker.
New York
Art Review
Contending With Fashion Photography's Artifice
Lillian Bassman spent decades crafting commercial images. After leaving the industry, she was finally free to experiment in the darkroom.
Feature
How the Children’s Art Carnival in Harlem Nurtured Generations
Nearly six decades since its founding, the legacy of the beloved program is explored in an exhibition at Columbia University’s Wallach Art Gallery.
Art Review
Should We See Peter Hujar’s Contact Sheets?
Though not made for public consumption, the darkroom work prints reveal his portraits as excerpts of a conversation, rather than memories snatched from the ether.
Art Review
The Album Art Music Left Behind
Two projects examine the visual art and design that shape our perception of music, from Raymond Pettibon’s Foo Fighters record covers to the ephemera of bygone bands.
News
Legionella Bacteria Found in Cooling Tower at NYC Guggenheim
A spokesperson said there was no present danger to the public at the museum, which is located in one of three zip codes where people have contracted Legionnaires’ disease.
Art Review
The Unruly Ceramic Beings of Kathy Butterly
The artist’s quasi-vessels incorporate folds, indentations, apertures, and coverts, which hint at bodily, biomorphic, and natural forms.
News
Which Artworks Will Grace the High Line’s Plinth Next?
After Iván Argote's iconic pigeon and Tuan Andrew Nguyen’s giant Buddha, the NYC organization is inviting public feedback on 62 proposals.
Feature
The Tattoo Artist Inking Arabic Script on Skin
New York-based artist Noore Yazigi’s designs reference everything from the Quran to the poetry of the late Palestinian writer Refaat Alareer.
News
Artist Sells $25 Trash Souvenirs Found Outside Taylor Swift's Wedding
“It wasn't as dirty as I was expecting,” said Justin Gignac, who suited up to collect garbage with a claw grabber outside Madison Square Garden.
News
Whitney Museum Screens Taken Over With Gaza Protest Messages
Jonathan Allen’s guerrilla installations superimposed anti-genocide messages onto advertising displays outside the museum.
News
Massimiliano Gioni Named Director of New Museum
The institution’s former artistic director succeeds Lisa Phillips, who announced her retirement last fall.