Art World We Spy a Fly! Here Are 12 Artworks With Cameos by the Insect That Played a Starring Role in the US VP Debate We turn to art history to decode the meaning of the fly that landed on the Vice President's head. By Katie White, Oct 8, 2020
People What I Buy & Why: Gallerist Nicole Schoeni on the Biggest Strokes of Luck in Her Collecting Career and Her Most Prized Possession The Hong Kong-based dealer never has buyer's remorse—but there are some works that got away. By Katie White, Oct 8, 2020
Art World The Tragic ‘Ophelia’ Epitomized Pre-Raphaelite Beauty. Here Are 3 Facts You Might Not Know About the Mesmerizing Painting Secrets of John Everett Millais's painting, from its flower code to its model's fate. By Katie White, Oct 6, 2020
On View With His Dizzying New Videos, Artist Bruce Nauman Is Less a Jester of Contemporary Life Than a Prophet of What’s to Come The lifelong provocateur's three new works suggest a loneliness and vulnerability that are all too familiar. By Katie White, Sep 23, 2020
Art Guides Must-See Art Guide: Turin This week, the Northern Italian metropolis launched a three-day series of openings aimed at getting art-lovers back into galleries. By Katie White, Sep 22, 2020
People Studio Visit: Rising Textile Art Star Bisa Butler on How to Use Fabric Like Paint and the Kind of Art She Finds Irredeemably Boring The New Jersey-based artist welcomes us into her studio to discuss what is inspiring her right now. By Katie White, Sep 22, 2020
Art World Frederic Edwin Church’s ‘Niagara’ Flabbergasted the 19th-Century Public. Here Are 3 Things You May Not Know About This Epic Picture The colossal seven-foot painting captured the spirit of a burgeoning (and complicated) American national identity. By Katie White, Sep 7, 2020
Art World Must-See Guide: Düsseldorf and Cologne The DC Open will kick off the German fall art season for the 12th year. Here are 9 of the shows you won't want to miss. By Katie White, Sep 2, 2020
Art World Berthe Morisot’s Scene of Summer Tranquility Was Unusual for Its Time. Here Are 3 Facts You Might Not Know About the Impressionist Masterpiece The seemingly idyllic scene of leisure tells a story of social, artistic, and political evolution. By Katie White, Aug 28, 2020
People What I Buy & Why: New York Collector Sue Stoffel on Her Favorite Young Painters, and the Least Practical Artwork She Owns The New York collector and art advisor tells us about her collecting habits, tips, and tricks. By Katie White, Aug 24, 2020
Art World This Mysterious Vermeer Painting of a Woman in Blue Is a Dutch Golden Age Masterpiece—Here Are 3 Things You May Not Know About It The haunting scene is famously enigmatic, but a closer look reveals some insightful and fascinating details. By Katie White, Aug 21, 2020
Art World ‘Landscapes Opened a Whole New World for Me’: Artist Shara Hughes on How She Subverts the Tradition of Flower Painting A new exhibition at Parts & Labor in Beacon, New York, places Hughes's work in conversation with Lois Dodd's landscapes from the 1980s. By Katie White, Aug 17, 2020
Art World Diego Rivera’s ‘Flower Day’ Celebrates the Struggle of Post-Revolutionary Mexico—Here Are Three Things You Might Not Know About It This seemingly quaint image is brimming with political symbolism. By Katie White, Aug 17, 2020
Art World An Element of Musical Composition Inspired Bernard Piffaretti’s Latest Exhibition—Watch the Artist Explain His Idiosyncratic Process Here Watch a video of the artist discussing "Coda," his show on view online at Lisson Gallery through August 23. By Katie White, Aug 11, 2020
Art World Renoir’s ‘Luncheon of the Boating Party’ Captures the Height of Summer Leisure. Here Are 3 Things You Might Not Know About the Impressionist Icon From the accident that inspired it to its controversial colors. By Katie White, Aug 7, 2020