Art
Artist Mary Mattingly Wants to Know: Where Does Your Water Come From?
Mattingly’s public art project at Prospect Park aims to raise awareness about how to create more equitable and sustainable public water systems.
Public Art
Art
Black Artists Are Brightening Detroit With Murals
A Black-led, open-air mural festival lends visibility to the Black artists in this city.
Art
Murals Watch Over Jerusalem Neighborhood, a Silent Protest Against Displacement
The large murals by Palestinians and international artists depict the eyes of famous philosophers, activists, and artists.
Opinion
Critics of the New Princess Diana Statue Are Missing the Point
The question we should be asking of the sculpture is not whether it is a great work of art but whether it’s effective at defining a legacy.
Books
Art! Come Out, Come Out Wherever You Are!
In Art Hiding in New York, you can explore the art all around a city that can't seem to get enough of it.
Art
Prado Museum Hangs Replicas of Goya, Velázquez, and More Around Madrid
The initiative opens the Prado’s collection to the public and provokes unexpected encounters with art.
Art
Plywood Obelisks Reflect on a Year of Racial Justice Protests
Michael Zelehoski’s sculpture “Miguelito” is crafted with plywood used to board up businesses during last summer’s racial justice protests.
Opinion
The Peculiar Crowds That Line Up to Touch Juliet’s Breast in Verona
Some time ago I found myself on a balcony in Verona staring down horrified as a laughing crowd surrounded a statue of Juliet, vying for the chance to touch her right breast.
Opinion
Why We Need Unconventional Public Art Now More Than Ever
Art in Odd Places' public art and performance festival NORMAL is a clap-back to any appeal to returning to the previous status quo.
News
At Last, Melvin Edwards’s Steel Abstractions Come to City Hall Park
Brighter Days is bound to transform what we imagine possible with monuments.
Opinion
UK’s Threat to Punish Museums for Removing Colonial Statues Is Colonialism 101
The British government's new “free speech champion,” Oliver Dowden, has threatened museums with funding cuts if they remove controversial statues.
News
Banksy Scaled the Prison That Once Jailed Oscar Wilde to Paint His Latest Mural
Banksy confirmed the artwork in a clever video stitched together with a Bob Ross tutorial.