Art World The Most Ferocious Ancient Hunters May Have Been Women as Often as Men, a New Archaeological Find Suggests Human female remains turned up accompanied by big-game hunting implements—and it wasn't the first time. By Brian Boucher, Nov 5, 2020
Politics Voters in Jersey City Just Approved a New Tax in Support of the Arts, Setting the Stage for Other Cities to Follow Taxpayers have approved a measure to seed a trust fund that will support the city's culture initiatives. By Brian Boucher, Nov 5, 2020
People This 21-Year-Old Photographer Just Shot Beyoncé and Became British Vogue’s Youngest Cover Artist Ever Kennedi Carter is a student at the University of North Carolina earning a degree in African American studies. By Brian Boucher, Nov 4, 2020
Politics ‘Good Luck, America’: Artists and Arts Workers React to the Nail-Biting US Presidential Election on Social Media—See Their Posts Here From Kim Gordon to Amy Sherald, here are the best art world reactions to election night and the as yet undecided presidential vote. By Brian Boucher & Eileen Kinsella, Nov 4, 2020
Art World An Out-of-Control Train Was About to Plunge 33 Feet to the Ground—Until a Giant Sculpture of a Whale Miraculously Saved It The sculpture's title is—kid you not—"Saved by the Whale's Tail." By Brian Boucher, Nov 2, 2020
On View How One Hacker Artist Tricked Google Into Showcasing Her Art When You Search This Election-Related Term No, the next American president probably will not be a vision board featuring foam flowers—but Google Image search seems to think it might be. By Brian Boucher, Nov 2, 2020
Art World ‘This Is an Unprecedented Disaster’: Art Schools Are Scrambling to Develop Contingency Plans for Students as Education Moves Online Administrators are being forced to adapt to a rapidly changing situation. By Brian Boucher, Mar 18, 2020
Politics ‘It Confirms the Dread I Felt on Election Day’: Artists From Countries Targeted by Trump’s Latest Immigration Ban Speak Out Nigeria, Myanmar, Eritrea, Kyrgyzstan, Sudan, and Tanzania were all added to the banned list. By Brian Boucher, Feb 18, 2020
People ‘It’s My Salvation’: At 80 Years Old, Ron Nagle Can’t Stop Making His Meticulously Weird, Ridiculously Beautiful Sculptures Step inside his wonderland of shape, color, and whimsy. By Brian Boucher, Feb 6, 2020
Art World A Spanish Artist Thought His Arkansas City Needed Some Color, So He Transformed a Decrepit House Into a ‘Rainbow Embassy’ Fort Smith is home to a surprising amount of public art, which aims to revive the city’s derelict downtown. By Brian Boucher, Dec 20, 2019
Art World The House Just Gave the National Endowment for the Arts Its Largest Funding Bump in a Decade, Despite Trump’s Threats to Squash It With $162 million approved, it’s the greatest amount allotted to the NEA in six years. By Brian Boucher, Dec 20, 2019
Art World An Italian Court Says Steve Bannon’s Far-Right Group Can Fight Its Eviction From a Medieval Monastery Bannon’s right-hand man compares the Ministry of Culture’s arguments to Maurizio Cattelan's banana. By Brian Boucher, Dec 19, 2019
Art World ‘I’m Just Doing My Own Thing’: An Adorable Q&A With Xeo Chu, the 11-Year-Old Art Prodigy Whose Paintings Sell for $150,000 “I don’t really tell my friends," Xeo Chu says, "because I thought it would be weird to come up to them and tell them I’m an artist." By Brian Boucher, Dec 19, 2019
Art World Former Andy Warhol Museum Director Eric Shiner Is Leaving White Cube to Take Over Pioneer Works in Brooklyn He sees the move as a way to help “effect the positive changes that society so desperately needs right now.” By Brian Boucher, Dec 19, 2019
Art World The Smithsonian Just Opened a Manila Envelope and Discovered Four Yayoi Kusama Paintings It Had No Idea Existed Christmas came early this year when the works showed up in the museum's archive. By Brian Boucher, Dec 18, 2019