musefully

about 2 hours ago

After 120 Years Stored in a Museum, an Indigenous Shrine Returns Home

Taken from a First Nation community in Canada, the shrine recently began a more than 3,000-mile journey back from the American Museum of Natural History in New York.

Aesthetica

about 2 hours ago

Tracing Light and Time

Lisa Oppenheim's exhibition seamlessly blends light, history and memory, offering an exploration of photographic transformation and perception. The post Tracing Light and Time appeared first on...

NYT Art & Design

about 11 hours ago

David M. Childs, Skyline-Shaping Architect, Dies at 83

He was the chief architect of 1 World Trade Center, which soared in the wake of 9/11. As chairman of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, he left a mark on New York.

NYT Art & Design

about 13 hours ago

The Nail Artist Mei Kawajiri’s Mind-Boggling Creations

Mei Kawajiri hand-paints and sculpts custom designs for a clientele that includes Heidi Klum and Bad Bunny.

NYT Art & Design

about 21 hours ago

What to Know About Trump’s Order Taking Aim at the Smithsonian

The president’s order called for curbing the independence of the sprawling network of museums and urging it to promote “American greatness.”

NYT Art & Design

1 day ago

Last Tango in the Guggenheim

Members of the dance company Ballet Hispánico weren’t the only ones who swirled amid the art in the museum’s rotunda during a recent presentation and tango class.

ARTnews

1 day ago

Christie’s 20th/21st-Century Evening Sale in Hong Kong Totals $73.3 M.

The result mirrored the sales at Art Basel Hong Kong.

NYT Art & Design

1 day ago

Trump Orders Smithsonian to Promote ‘American Greatness’ in Executive Order

The president complained in an executive order that the Smithsonian had advanced “narratives that portray American and Western values as inherently harmful and oppressive.”

Artforum

1 day ago

Artist and photographer Nona Faustine, who made Black womanhood and the attendant topics of identity, history, and representation her subjects in works of stunning visual power, died in New York on March 20. She was forty-eight. Her death was announced by Brooklyn gallery Higher Pictures, which represented her; no cause was given. Photographing young mothers, […]

Artforum

1 day ago

Trump Demands Smithsonian Promote “American Greatness”

President Donald Trump on March 27 issued an executive order aimed at reshaping the Smithsonian Institution into “a symbol of inspiration and American greatness.” In the order, titled “Restoring Truth and Sanity to American History,” Trump called for Vice President J. D. Vance, who automatically received a seat on the board concurrent with the assumption […]

Hyperallergic

1 day ago

The World’s Biggest Print Fair Returns With Surprises

At once overwhelming and exhilarating, the IFPDA show in New York City is a trip through the gallerina looking-glass of prints from around the globe.

Hyperallergic

1 day ago

Brooklyn’s First Print Fair Puts Community Over Commercialism

At Powerhouse Arts in Gowanus, independent shops, galleries, and high-profile publishers come together in shared passion for the craft and the connection it elicits.

Hyperallergic

1 day ago

What to Look for When Selecting a Print

We asked the experts what first-time collectors should keep in mind when shopping for lithographs, screenprints, and more.

NYT Art & Design

1 day ago

What to See in N.Y.C. Galleries in March

This week in Newly Reviewed, Seph Rodney covers Seokmin Ko’s Arcadian landscapes, David Altmejd’s discomfiting sculptures and Renée Green’s bright colors.

NYT Art & Design

1 day ago

MoMA’s New Director Will Be Christophe Cherix

The Museum of Modern Art in New York is promoting Christophe Cherix, the chief curator of its drawings and prints department. It will be his first time leading an institution.

ARTnews

1 day ago

Sao Paulo’s MASP Opens Much-Awaited, $43.5 M. Expansion with Exhibitions Mining Its Institutional History

A new 14-story building across from its original space has doubled its footprint.

ARTnews

1 day ago

Alleged Leader of Egyptian Antiquities Trafficking Ring Returns to Germany with French Court Summons

The 83-year-old dealer sold allegedly smuggled Egyptian antiquities to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York and the Louvre Abu Dhabi.

ARTnews

1 day ago

Just Stop Oil to End Protests as UK Adopts New Climate Policy

Highly controversial actions have targeted famed artworks in hallowed museums.

Artsy

1 day ago

New MoMA director is Christophe Cherix, replacing Glenn Lowry.

The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) announced on Friday that...

Hyperallergic

1 day ago

Christophe Cherix Named MoMA’s New Director

The museum’s longtime prints and drawings curator will take over from Glenn Lowry, whose tenure was marked by controversy.

Hyperallergic

1 day ago

Pratt’s 2025 Fine Arts MFA Thesis Exhibitions, on View in the Brooklyn Navy Yard

Pratt Fine Arts is delighted to invite visitors to a two-part show curated by Dejá Belardo at Dock 72 in the Brooklyn Navy Yard.

Hyperallergic

1 day ago

Trump Whitewashes History in New Smithsonian Executive Order

Among other disturbing and demonstrably false distortions, the mandate suggests that race is a “biological reality” — a tenet of racist pseudoscientific beliefs.

ARTnews

2 days ago

MoMA Picks Christophe Cherix as Next Director

He succeeds Glenn Lowry, who has been MoMA's director for three decades.

Colossal

2 days ago

In Vivid Reliquaries, Stan Squirewell Layers Anonymous Portraits and Patterned Textiles

Through intimate, mixed-media collages, Stan Squirewell excavates the stories of those who might otherwise be lost in anonymity. Do stories and artists like this matter to you? Become a Colossal...

After 120 Years Stored in a Museum, an Indigenous Shrine Returns Home

Tracing Light and Time

David M. Childs, Skyline-Shaping Architect, Dies at 83

The Nail Artist Mei Kawajiri’s Mind-Boggling Creations

What to Know About Trump’s Order Taking Aim at the Smithsonian

Last Tango in the Guggenheim

Christie’s 20th/21st-Century Evening Sale in Hong Kong Totals $73.3 M.

Trump Orders Smithsonian to Promote ‘American Greatness’ in Executive Order

Nona Faustine (1977–2025)

Trump Demands Smithsonian Promote “American Greatness”

The World’s Biggest Print Fair Returns With Surprises

Brooklyn’s First Print Fair Puts Community Over Commercialism

What to Look for When Selecting a Print

What to See in N.Y.C. Galleries in March

MoMA’s New Director Will Be Christophe Cherix

Sao Paulo’s MASP Opens Much-Awaited, $43.5 M. Expansion with Exhibitions Mining Its Institutional History

Alleged Leader of Egyptian Antiquities Trafficking Ring Returns to Germany with French Court Summons

Just Stop Oil to End Protests as UK Adopts New Climate Policy

New MoMA director is Christophe Cherix, replacing Glenn Lowry.

Christophe Cherix Named MoMA’s New Director

Pratt’s 2025 Fine Arts MFA Thesis Exhibitions, on View in the Brooklyn Navy Yard

Trump Whitewashes History in New Smithsonian Executive Order

MoMA Picks Christophe Cherix as Next Director

In Vivid Reliquaries, Stan Squirewell Layers Anonymous Portraits and Patterned Textiles

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