With $116 Million Gift, National Gallery Will Send Its Art Around Nation
A huge contribution from billionaire collector Mitchell P. Rales provides the small museum with a permanent, long-term loan.
Smithsonian American Art Museum Names a New Director
Lynda Roscoe Hartigan will return to lead the museum after serving as its chief curator.
13 Nudes That Changed Western Art History
For as long as people have made art, they have depicted something they know intimately: the nude human form. One of the oldest surviving works of art—the Paleolithic Venus of Willendorf, which
For Italy’s Art Pioneer, a New Bronze Age
Giuseppe Penone, a veteran of the Arte Povera movement, and his curator Adam Weinberg, the former director of the Whitney Museum of American Art, are reinventing the natural world for a show
How an Art Event in the California Desert Became a Community
As the High Desert Proving Ground celebrates its 25th anniversary, its founders and many of its participants reflect on the past.
A First Look at the Met’s “Costume Art” Catalog
The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s upcoming exhibition, “The Art of Costume,” connects clothing with art from the museum’s collection, using the “dressed body” as a connecting point. Curator Andrew Bolton writes that
A First Look at the “Costume Art” Catalog
The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s upcoming exhibition, “The Art of Costume,” connects clothing with art from the museum’s collection, using the “dressed body” as a connecting point. Curator Andrew Bolton writes that
With Trump Novices, Can the U.S. Win the ‘Art Olympics’?
The U.S. State Department is handing control to a woman who once owned a pet food store after overhauling the selection process for artists at the Venice Biennale.
Wisconsin’s Chazen Museum of Art Explores New Ways to Display Its Collection
At the Chasen Museum of Art in Wisconsin, each gallery now has a “focal object” and “a range of other artworks” that help outline a specific theme.
Paul Waldman, Creator and Curator of Art Museum for Birds, Dies at 89
As a dyslexic teen, he reinvented himself as a bodybuilder. He then turned to art, creating transgressive paintings and exquisite birdhouses.
Art Gallery Shows to See in April
This week in the New Review, Andrew Russeth reports on Édouard Vuillard’s troubled encounters, Domenico Gnoli’s impassioned paintings and Nina Beier’s ice cream cones.
Easily Confused Design Terms: Art Deco vs. Art Nouveau, Baroque vs. Rococo, Neo-Classical vs. Beaux-Arts, De Stijl vs. Bauhaus
How to Be Cultured Menu Architecture and Design Art Nouveau vs. Art Deco Art Nouveau Alphonse Mucha’s “Summer” (1896). Incamerastock/Alamy A Clara Driscoll Dragonfly lamp (circa 1900) for Tiffany Studios. Dea/Al Pagani/Getty
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A Night for Culture, Community, and Cause at The Bronx Museum’s Spring Gala and Art Auction
As we enter mid-April, New York’s bleak weather finally gave way to a mild 85 degrees on Wednesday, creating the perfect atmosphere for the Bronx Museum’s annual Spring Gala and Art Auction.
YoungArts Gala Returned to the Metropolitan Museum of Art to Uplift the Artists of Today and Tomorrow
Misty CopelandYvonne Tnt/BFA.com The Spring Gala is indeed in full swing again. One of the most anticipated events returned to the Metropolitan Museum of Art on Tuesday night, as YoungArts took over
‘Rethinking, Reimagining and Reinstalling’ the Metropolitan Museum of Art
A $1.5 billion project will transform the most visited art museum in the United States, involving a quarter of its galleries and public spaces.
In the Tech Heart of Texas, an Art Show Built on Data, Code and A.I.
The works on display change hourly, inviting interaction and questioning the idea of creativity itself.
The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum Puts Connecticut Artists in the Spotlight
The Aldrich Museum of Contemporary Art in Ridgefield will showcase the work of people who lived and worked in New York’s shadow.
Kaia Gerber Masters the Art of Looking Undone
Don’t be fooled: It takes a lot of effort to look cool and casual. Just ask Kaia Gerber, who opted for a clever baggy outfit while dining with actress Camila Morrone at
Chappell Roan Approaches Fashion Like Art, Will She Do So at the 2026 Met Gala?
Chappell Roan may have only made her Met Gala debut last year, but “your favorite artist’s favorite artist” is already making a distinct impression. While styling for fashion’s biggest night might be
Black Girls in Art Spaces Founder Kaci Merriwether-Hawkins Is Creating a Global Community for Black Women in G.L.A.M.
Kaci Merriwether-Hawkins, who has been going to museums since she was a child, didn’t see herself reflected in many of the works on display, or even among the gallery visitors. But for
In Indianapolis, a New Contemporary Art Museum Comes With a D.J.
The 40,000-square-foot space, located in a former dairy farm, aims to subvert expectations of an art museum.
M.F.A. Boston Celebrates 50 Years of Flowers and Art
The annual “Art in Bloom” exhibition began in 1976 and spawned similar events at other museums across the country.