Reviews The Medici Were History’s Greatest Patrons—and Also Tyrants. The Met’s New Show Tackles How Art Served Power Bronzino is the star of "The Medici: Portraits and Politics"—while Michelangelo sits in judgement somewhere in the background. By Eleanor Heartney, Jul 7, 2021
Art World Spirituality Has Long Been Erased From Art History. Here’s Why It’s Having a Resurgence Today With an Agnes Pelton show on the horizon at the Whitney, we investigate the trend for spiritually-minded art. By Eleanor Heartney, Jan 6, 2020
Reviews At the Mayor’s Mansion in New York, a Powerful Art Show Honors the Diversity of 100 Years of Women’s Struggles 'She Persists' is part of First Lady Chirlane McCray's efforts to activate the mayor's home as the 'People's House.' By Eleanor Heartney, Feb 11, 2019
Reviews More Than Just a ’90s Firebrand: Three New Exhibitions Offer a More Complex Look at Revolutionary Artist David Wojnarowicz Exhibitions at the Whitney, NYU's Mamdouha Bobst Gallery, and P.P.O.W offer a comprehensive look at an artist whose influence we are only now beginning to truly grasp. By Eleanor Heartney, Jul 20, 2018
Reviews The Met’s ‘Heavenly Bodies’ Show Mines Catholicism for Eye Candy, and the Result Is Both Gorgeous and Unsettling The exhibition is the latest outing from Costume Institute curator Andrew Bolton. By Eleanor Heartney, May 10, 2018
