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Harvard Names Graduate School After Republican Megadonor
The Graduate School of Arts and Sciences now carries the name of Kenneth C. Griffin, backer of candidates pushing anti-LGBTQ+ laws and climate change denial.
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FBI’s New Stolen Art App Leaves a Lot to Be Desired
Users can search for stolen works and submit tips, all while navigating the aesthetic world — and technology — of a 1990s spy movie.
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193 Flags Celebrating NYC Food Culture Go Up at Rockefeller Center
The flags of UN member states that typically line the Rink now depict bagels, pizza slices, and local restaurants in a new partnership with the food rescue organization City Harvest.
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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?