Art World Why Does This Rock Art Look So Trippy? Because Native Californians Were Literally Taking Hallucinogens When They Made It, a Study Says Researchers say a rock drawing resembling a pinwheel is actually an illustration of a hallucinogenic plant called datura. By Caroline Goldstein, Nov 24, 2020
Art World Melania Trump Just Had This ‘Humble’ Isamu Noguchi Sculpture Installed at the White House Rose Garden The sculpture is the first work by an Asian American artist to join the national collection. By Caroline Goldstein, Nov 23, 2020
Art World Like You, Artist Marcel Dzama Is Charmed by the Tiny Owl Found in the Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree—See His Painted Tribute Here Dzama is a true talon-t. By Caroline Goldstein, Nov 20, 2020
On View ‘It Was About Meeting Myself in the Middle’: Watch Artist Marela Zacarías Meld Ancient Mexican Traditions With Contemporary Sculpture As part of a collaboration with Art21, hear news-making artists describe their inspirations in their own words. By Caroline Goldstein, Nov 19, 2020
On View Artists Take on Intimacy, Voyeurism, and Suspense in White Cube’s New Alfred Hitchcock-Themed Show—See Highlights Here The artists each approach "the gaze" from varying angles, exploiting and relishing in seeing and being seen. By Caroline Goldstein, Nov 16, 2020
On View ‘The Most Beautiful Artistry Is Hidden’: Watch Photographer Jeff Wall Bend Reality to Stage His Stunning Tableaux As part of a collaboration with Art21, hear news-making artists describe their inspirations in their own words. By Caroline Goldstein, Nov 12, 2020
Auctions Christie’s Is Selling a Trove of Photos Documenting NASA’s Missions to Outer Space—See the Otherworldly Images Here The sale includes the first space selfie. By Caroline Goldstein, Nov 11, 2020
Art World Who Did This? Yet Another Amateur Art Restorer in Spain Has Absolutely Demolished a Once-Beautiful Artwork When will the butchery end? By Caroline Goldstein, Nov 10, 2020
Art World From a Literally Life-Saving Sculpture to a Top Gagosian Director’s Firing: The Best and Worst of the Art World This Week Catch up on this week's news, fast. By Caroline Goldstein, Nov 6, 2020
On View ‘I Want to Bring the Sky Down’: Watch Artist James Turrell Craft Extraordinary Works With the Radiant Power of Light As part of a collaboration with Art21, hear news-making artists describe their inspirations in their own words. By Caroline Goldstein, Nov 5, 2020
On View American Painter Inka Essenhigh’s Surrealist Scenes Offer a Very Enjoyable Distraction From the News—See Them Here Escape from the stress of the day with these luscious, fantastical landscapes. By Caroline Goldstein, Nov 4, 2020
On View The Latest Costume Institute Show at the Met Is All About the Cyclical Nature of Couture Trends—See Images Here The exhibition offers a fractured timeline of sartorial history that fits in perfectly with the topsy-turvy world of 2020. By Caroline Goldstein, Nov 3, 2020
Art World From Tracey Emin’s Candid Conversation to a Gagosian Director’s Suspension: The Best and Worst of the Art World This Week Catch up on this week's news, fast. By Caroline Goldstein, Oct 30, 2020
On View Artists Shed Light on the History of Witch Hunts and How Fear Spreads Through Communities in a New Show in Denmark See images of the historical works and contemporary commissions here. By Caroline Goldstein, Oct 30, 2020
On View ‘Trash Is a Record of Existence’: Watch Artist Abigail DeVille Distribute Garbage in Harlem to Reflect on the Neighborhood’s Changing Landscape As part of a collaboration with Art21, hear news-making artists describe their inspirations in their own words. By Caroline Goldstein, Oct 29, 2020
