The Offal Truth: Flowers That Trick the Eye
Heide Hatry’s hairy, scary, florals Read More
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Shahzia Sikander: Maximalist Miniatures
Shahzia Sikander’s hybrid, hypnotic works are inspired by her study of manuscript illuminations in her native Pakistan and elsewhere Read More
Dome Improvement—What’s an Art Museum Doing in Rockaway Beach?
MoMA PS1’s VW Dome 2 is the latest in a wave of museum outposts that are humble, nimble, and temporary, offering free admission—and much more than art Read More
The Woman Behind Michelangelo’s Cleopatra
The grotesque figure on the back of Michelangelo’s famous Cleopatra drawing reveals an intimate story Read More
Catching up with Mr. Time
The National Portrait Gallery spotlights the work of Boris Chaliapin, who created hundreds of magazine covers in lightning speed Read More
Claes Oldenburg: Hold the Pickle?
Claes Oldenburg’s ‘Floor Burger’ will soon go on view at MoMA in a survey of the artist’s work. But first restorers tackled its ice-cream carton stuffing and painted-canvas buns Read More
Light at the End of the Turrell
In a three-part retrospective that spans the country, James Turrell will transform museum spaces with works composed of spatially disorienting ambient light Read More
How Many Light Bulbs Does It Take to Discolor a van Gogh?
Why online news reports claiming that LED exposure darkened the artist’s colors were mistaken Read More
‘The Myth of the Artist Starving’
Looking back at the ’80s market boom and other excerpts from our coverage 100, 75, 50, and 25 years ago Read More
Just Desserts: Let Them Eat Cake, as Long as It’s Thiebaud
A book of sweet recipes inspired by Mapplethorpe, Cindy Sherman, and more Read More
Birds Do It, Bees Do It: Taking Animals’ Art Skills Seriously
Move over, painting chimps. Today’s art-making animals are cutting-edge creators who turn up everywhere from the National Zoo to MoMA Read More
Garry Winogrand: Rolls of a Lifetime
Garry Winogrand’s first retrospective in 25 years unites over 300 photographs culled from thousands of unmarked contact sheets Read More
