Baffled, Bewildered—and Smitten
How to learn to stop worrying and love the art you don't understand. Read More
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Brush with the Past
Wenda Gu has infused the genre of Chinese ink painting with unexpected characters—and materials
Carol Lutfy
Bronze Bombshells
New discoveries of ancient vessels, cities, and even rice paddies are prompting scholars to rewrite the course of Chinese history
Anne Midgette
The Embattled Legacy of Kurt Schwitters
For five years, the artist’s heirs have been in a legal battle over his multimillion-dollar estate. The Marlborough gallery has won the latest round in a feud that has revealed a tale of Swiss bank accounts, jealousy, and mistrust
Robert Rigney
Spook Art
Was the CIA really behind the rise of Abstract Expressionism?
David Wise
Departments
Art Talk
Hillary Clinton, Jenny Holzer, Helmut Lang, Paul McCartney, Gloria Steinem, Alexis Rockman, Will Self, Sylvia Miles, Chloë Sevigny, Stella Tennant
National News
Boston Sculpture park controversy Seattle Museum fined for suit Olema Valley, California Agrarian activism Albany Curtain call Washington, D.C. Ethics guidelines approved New York Halsman’s hardships; ARTnews wins awards
International News
Rotterdam Resisting restitution Budapest Herzog heir vs. Hungary Spotlight Werner Spies: Taking on the 20th century Lausanne Mu.dac in motion Berlin Eyes on the prize
Art Market
Asian Allure: Artworks from China to India are enticing collectors from all over the globe
Andy McCord
City Focus
Buoyancy in Britain: The London art world heats up with the opening of the Tate Modern and a thriving gallery scene
Michael Glover
Living with Art
Serene Spaces: Mary Griggs Burke has created a complete environment for her unequaled collection of Japanese art
Hugh Eakin
Looking at Art
Dangerous Curves: We like to detect pattern, spot symmetries. But in Evoë 1, Bridget Riley denies such easy satisfaction
William Feaver
Perspective
“The Law Is a Ass”: Some experts disagree with a recent ruling about a Schiele looted by the Nazis
Milton Esterow
Reviews
New York “1900: Art at the Crossroads”/ “Portraits of Leo Castelli”/ “The Figure”/ “Face to Face”/ David McGee/ “Lux et Tenebrae”/ William Kentridge/ Elliott Green/ Stuart Klipper/ E. V. Day/ James Drake/ Richard Artschwager/ Arthur Tress/ Koichiro Kurita/ Alice Adams/ Dan Namingha/ Fulvio Testa San Francisco Wayne Thiebaud/ James Brown Los Angeles Gabriel Orozco Santa Fe Judy Pfaff Houston Sharon Kopriva Chicago Katarzyna Kozyra New Orleans Albert Paley Boston Neil Welliver West Palm Beach Richard Frank Providence Alice Lok Cahana Amsterdam “The Glory of the Golden Age” Moscow Photobiennale 2000 London Eric Fischl/ “Masterpieces from Ancient China” Paris “Brassaï/Picasso”/ Jean-Michel Basquiat Buenos Aires Mario Pérez