Opinion How Did the Heart Become a Symbol of Love? The Clues Lie in This Medieval French Illustration The 13th-century French manuscript "Romance of the Pear" contains an early depiction of the heart as a symbol of love. By Ben Davis, Feb 14, 2019
Reviews Review: ‘Velvet Buzzsaw’ Probably Won’t Scare the Horror Fans, But It May Terrify the Art World The art-world ghost story, starring Jake Gyllenhaal, is about to launch on Netflix. By Ben Davis, Jan 31, 2019
Politics Bruno Latour, the Philosopher of Science Who Changed Art Theory, Explains His New Book on Climate Change The author of 'Down to Earth: Politics in the New Climatic Regime' on the Yellow Vest movement and his manifesto for the EU. By Ben Davis, Jan 30, 2019
Opinion What Is Democracy? An Experimental New Documentary Looks at the History of an Idea—and Offers a Ray of Hope Astra Taylor's new film surveys contemporary political breakdown through the lens of philosophy. By Ben Davis, Jan 28, 2019
Opinion The World’s Most-Liked Instagram Post Is a Picture of an Egg—And It Hatches a New Age of Conceptual Art for the People It's the viral sensation of the moment. But it has an art-historical precedent. By Ben Davis, Jan 15, 2019
Reviews Why Keith Calhoun and Chandra McCormick’s ‘Labor Studies’ Is One of the Best Shows I’ve Seen in a Long Time Deeply rooted in the city, Calhoun and McCormick reveal an ever-changing landscape full of joys and injustices. By Ben Davis, Jan 11, 2019
People The New Museum’s Staff Is Pushing to Unionize—and Top Leadership Is Not at All Happy About It The museum has hired the union-busting firm Adams Nash Haskell & Sheridan. By Ben Davis & Sarah Cascone, Jan 10, 2019
Opinion The Perplexingly Popular Conspiracy Theory That ‘Salvator Mundi’ Is Connected to #Russiagate, Explained Trump, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Christie's, a new shadowy world order... it all adds up! By Ben Davis, Jan 9, 2019
Art World Here Are 6 Big Ideas That Gripped the Art World in 2018, From ‘Platform Capitalism’ to ‘Chthulucene’ As we look back on 2018, here are a few new terms, concepts, and trends that resonated with the art world this year. By Ben Davis, Dec 28, 2018
Art World From Malibu in Flames to Families Separated at the Border, Here Are the 10 Most Memorable News Photographs of 2018 In a year when political news seemed to overshadow almost everything else, we examine the photographs that stuck with us—and why. By Ben Davis, Dec 27, 2018
Reviews The Whitney’s Warhol Show Strives to Spotlight His Human Side. But It’s His Cynicism That Remains Most Surprising The show presents a very un-Warholian Warhol—and that may be wishful thinking. By Ben Davis, Nov 26, 2018
Politics After an International Outcry From Activists and Artists, Photographer Shahidul Alam Is Finally Granted Bail in Bangladesh The news is a big win, say Alam's supporters—but the fight isn't over. By Ben Davis, Nov 15, 2018
Opinion Excited for Amazon’s Arrival in Long Island City? The Results for New York’s Art Community Won’t Be Pretty Look to Seattle to get a glimpse of the tensions wrought by the tech giant. By Ben Davis, Nov 13, 2018
Opinion The Museum of Voting Shows What Everyone Gets Wrong About Youth and Politics. Here’s Why We need sharper ways to talk about the politics of digital distraction. By Ben Davis, Nov 5, 2018
Reviews Why Hilma af Klint’s Occult Spirituality Makes Her the Perfect Artist for Our Technologically Disrupted Time At the Guggenheim, "Hilma af Klint: Paintings for the Future" makes you rethink what it means to be modern. By Ben Davis, Oct 23, 2018
