Flannery O’Connor’s Artworks Finally See the Light
“I didn’t know the writing,” Mary Flannery O’Connor once said. “But I can draw.” She just became a cartoonist at Peabody High School in Milligville, Georgia and later at Peabody High School
A Show at Art Basel Hong Kong Revisits History to Interpret Today
As he carefully studied old news archives, painter Chow Chun Fai tried to figure out what it said about change in Hong Kong. His exhibition, Interview Interview II, is the second part of a collaboration with former television journalist Sharon
A Hong Kong Picasso Show Aims to Shed New Light on the Master
Anne Baldassari, one of the world’s most important Picasso scholars, said Picasso himself was not interested
Ruth Asawa’s Astonishing Cosmos Began at Her Door
If you went through the opened gateway and rambling yard right into Ruth Asawa’s Noe Valley
Smithsonian Submits More Records in Face of Trump Deadline
The agency, considered an independent agency, has been trying to ease tensions with the White House by complying with some of its requests for documents.
Jimmy Carter, the Man From Plains, Had a Passion for Painting
Amy Carter, the daughter of former President Jimmy Carter, has selected paintings and memorabilia for two Christie’s auctions. The price may surprise you.
How to Organize Your Desk: Tips for Creating an Inspiring Workspace
Tips to upgrade your workspace and feel more organized and creative.
How Readers Voted on 17 Ways to Improve New York City
Top recommendations include spending more of the city budget on parks and libraries and repairing the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway.
After Sudden Loss, Park Avenue Armory Hires New Artistic Leader
Deborah Warner, best known for directing plays and operas, succeeds Pierre Audi, who died last year. Her own work is expected to be part of her show.
The New Museum Sets Reopening Date With New Artist Commissions
After more than three years of construction, the museum’s new building will open on March 21 and house an ambitious exhibition exploring how technology is changing what it means to be human.
Inside Interior Designer Sean Leffers’s Eclectic Los Angeles Home
The rooms in interior designer Sean Leffers’ West Hollywood home are filled with fabrics of his own design and lots and lots of antiques.
In Sayre Gomez’s Art, L.A.’s Problems Move From Real to Hyper-Real
Among the city’s serious challenges is an abandoned skyscraper covered in graffiti. At the David Kordansky Gallery, it inspired a tower of its own.
In the Path of a Raging Wildfire, a Luthier’s Precious Wood
Mario Miralles spent decades acquiring spruce and maple to make stringed instruments worthy of Yo-Yo Ma and Gustavo Dudamel. He was subsequently forced to evacuate.
John Wilson’s Enduring Art of Racial Politics and Personal Memory
Featuring more than 100 artworks that look both inward and outward, “Witnessing Humanity” at the Metropolitan Museum of Art is the artist’s first survey in New York.
The Smithsonian Faces New Pressure to Submit to Trump’s Will
The agency, long considered independent, is facing a White House deadline to turn over records on its content and is set to undergo personnel changes that could reshape its governing board.
Convention-Defying in Life. In Art, Not So Much
“Pioneering History” recounts Emma Stebbins’ career highlights, from the Bethesda Fountain in Central Park—a powerful symbol of hope and healing in “Angels in America”—to the remarkable sculptures of the women she loved.
Everything Happens at Once in Faith Ringgold’s Mini-Retrospective
An exhibition highlights the artist’s extraordinary creative range through paintings, gouache, sculptures, textiles and “story quilts.”
The Most Beautiful Home Libraries T Magazine Has Covered
From Connecticut to Cairo, reading spots are a paradise for book and design lovers.
Vote on the 17 Ways Mamdani Could Improve NYC
[–> [–>By Michael Kimmelman[–>Photographs by Daniel Arnold Michael Kimmelman, the architecture critic of The Times, has his share of complaints about the city but decided to outsource the soap box. He is
Stephen Schwartz Criticizes Kennedy Center, Saying He Won’t Host Gala
The Washington National Opera said the “Wicked” composer plans to hold an annual event at the center this spring.
Gabriele Münter, an Overshadowed Pillar of Modern Art, Gets a Spotlight
The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum’s “Outline of the World,” which includes paintings and photography, suggests another path.
Janet Fish, Painter of Luminous Still Lifes, Dies at 87
From her school days, she stubbornly refused to follow popular artistic trends. Instead, she spent decades exploring the effects of light on glass.
For Some Nazi Loot, Value Is Measured on a Different Scale
Heirs of families who suffered during the Holocaust retrieved valuable items: not precious works of art, but mementos of their dead relatives.
For Some Nazi Loot, Value Is Measured on a Different Scale
Heirs of families who suffered during the Holocaust retrieved valuable items: not precious works of art, but mementos of their dead relatives.
Jacqueline de Ribes, Tastemaker and Fashion Avatar, Dies at 96
She’s one of the few people in the fashion industry who can legitimately claim icon status, and even before she became a designer, she dressed to impress.
Her Nordic Noir is Belatedly Capturing New York
Beloved in Finland, Helene Schjerfbeck is becoming hot in Manhattan, and an exhibition of her paintings at the Met Museum may wow you.
Deaths in 2025: A Yearlong Procession of Giants
Marquee lists them all, and they all have international renown in the arts, politics, science, and more.