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Smithsonian Cafeteria Workers Call for Higher Wages
Some contracted cooks and other food service workers at the institution’s museums report taking two jobs to pay the bills.
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Santa Fe’s Center for Contemporary Arts Closes Permanently
The beloved art space was one of the few led by a Native American woman.
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Justice Clarence Thomas Accepted Undisclosed Art Gifts From Conservative Donor
A ProPublica reports that among the luxury gifts and trips paid for by real estate developer Harlan Crow were several objects of cultural significance.
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The Unsettling Story Behind a Surrealist Painting Headed to Auction
"Composition Surréaliste,” painted by Remedios Varo with possible contributions from her lovers, centers love, lust, violence, and sexual autonomy.
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Barbie Movie Memes Are High Camp and We're Here For It
There's room for everyone in Barbie's world, from Flavor Flav to the cast of Succession.
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Belgian Collector Sues Son Over Fatal Shooting of His Wife
Arts Patron Myriam Ullens was shot outside her home in Belgium by her stepson, Nicolas Ullens, who cited an ongoing dispute over the family’s inheritance structure.
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Small Arts Spaces in LA Get a Boost From the Mike Kelley Foundation
The recipients are small and mid-sized arts nonprofits that are still recovering from low funding levels during the pandemic.
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Michelangelo’s “David” Is Just Fine, Says Florida DOE
In a statement, the Florida Department of Education clarified that the famous nude statue “has artistic and historical value” and can indeed be shown in classrooms.
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The Most Biting Memes of the Trump Arraignment
Hey, is it a little Stormy outside, or is it Tuesday already?
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Museum to Exhibit Its Impressive Collection of … Fakes?
Art and Artifice at the Courtauld Gallery in London will include 30 artworks once mistaken as originals by Sandro Botticelli, Auguste Rodin, and others
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Mexico’s “Most Sought-After” Olmec Artifact Heads Home
The ancient statue, a “key piece for investigations of Olmec iconography,” is being repatriated by the United States.
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Contested Miami Ancestral Site to Be Considered for Landmark Designation
The vote to protect one of the parcels in Jorge Pérez’s luxury development is but a small victory for Native activists, who say they don’t feel heard.