Art Review
David Humphrey Is Allergic to Style
The artist challenges the status quo of postmodernism, not by knocking it over but by slyly subverting it.
New York
Opinion
Fixing the Potholes in NYC’s Cultural Infrastructure
If “pothole politics” is about fixing what people experience in their daily lives, then cultural funding should follow the same logic: steady, predictable, and built to last.
New York Newsletter
It's Art-World Summer in NYC
Celebrate with a visit to Betye Saar's doll collection and Roberto Lugo's ode to Puerto Rico.
Art Review
For Ceija Stojka, Memory Is Survival
She rejected fascism not only by depicting what she endured in the Holocaust but also the tenderness of everyday Romani life.
Feature
How Betye Saar Set Black Dolls Free
Nearing the occasion of her 100th birthday, an exhibition at the New York Historical celebrates Saar’s promised gift of her collection of dolls to the institution.
News
Husband Found Guilty of Scheming Murder of Art Dealer Brent Sikkema
Daniel Sikkema was accused of hiring the hitman who stabbed the gallerist in his Brazil townhouse in January 2024.
Feature
An Artist’s MFA Show Confronts Columbia University Over Gaza
Alejandro Valencia’s multipart installation alludes to the institution’s failure to come to terms with Israel’s genocide of Palestinians.
Feature
Human Connection Cuts Through Technology at Focus Art Fair
The show, New York's only art fair dedicated to contemporary Asian art, featured uniquely tender subversions of this year’s topical theme.
Art Review
Karla Knight’s Cosmic Conspiracies
The artist’s game-like paintings and tapestries suggest an overactive imagination fueled by generations of crackpot supernatural lore.
News
Stonewall Monument Named Among Most Endangered Sites in the US
The Manhattan site’s inclusion on the annual preservation list comes amid Trump’s increasing efforts to control the narrative surrounding LGBTQ+ history.
News
Roberto Lugo’s Colossal Ode to Puerto Rico Rises in Madison Square Park
Hand-painted portraits of Bad Bunny, his parents, and other inspiring figures mix with sweet memories of boyhood summers in the artist’s latest work.
News
Guggenheim to Screen Artistic Portrait of Soccer Legend Zinédine Zidane
Douglas Gordon and Philippe Parreno's masterpiece about the French player will go on view at the museum this summer, timed with a bitter World Cup.