Style A Revelatory New Exhibition at the Jewish Museum Reinvigorates the Legacy of the Founder of the Famed Fashion House Chloé "Mood of the moment: Gaby Aghion and the house of Chloé" at New York's Jewish Museum focuses on the designer's vivacious, even flirtatious energy. By Max Berlinger, Oct 19, 2023
Museums & Institutions 5 Offbeat Chicago Museums to Visit While ‘The Bean’ Is Off-Limits From a cube made of one million $1 bills to the home of architect Frank Lloyd Wright, there is plenty to see. By Max Berlinger, Oct 19, 2023
Archaeology & History Zounds! A Renovation at a U.K. Theater Uncovers 600-Year-Old Floorboards Believed to Have Been Trod on by Shakespeare The Bard himself performed at the venue in the 1590s. By Max Berlinger, Oct 19, 2023
Art & Exhibitions Paris+ and the Louvre Take Over the Tuileries Garden for the Compelling Sculpture Show ‘The Fifth Season’ See works by Meriem Bennani, Tony Cragg, General Idea, Zanele Muholi, and more in the lush park that fronts the Louvre. By Max Berlinger, Oct 18, 2023
Art & Exhibitions Critics Rave Over Frans Hals at London’s National Gallery, a Celebration of Laughter and Light The curators argue that he is on a level with household names like Rembrandt and Vermeer. By Max Berlinger, Oct 18, 2023
Crime A Minnesota Man Has Pleaded Guilty to Stealing ‘The Wizard of Oz’ Ruby Slippers From the Judy Garland Museum At the time of the theft in 2005, Terry Jon Martin believed that the slippers included actual rubies. By Max Berlinger, Oct 17, 2023
People Park Seo-Bo, Leading Figure of South Korean Dansaekhwa Movement, Has Died at 91 This past spring, the artist broke ground on a museum dedicated to his work on South Korea's Jeju Island, to open next year. By Max Berlinger, Oct 16, 2023
Archaeology & History An Archaeology Student Has Uncovered a Rare Cache of 17th-Century Coins Hidden Under a Fireplace A dig by the University of Glasgow yielded a trove of coins and pottery under a fireplace at a rural estate. By Max Berlinger, Oct 16, 2023
Art World An Australian Photo Festival Has Inaugurated an A.I. Art Award, Recognizing ‘Prompt-ography’ as a Bona Fide Medium Rather than reject images created with artificial intelligence, this competition created a separate category for them. By Max Berlinger, Oct 10, 2023
People Once-Controversial Banksy Street Art Will Be Rescued as Bronx Building Is Torn Down The mural is one of just two surviving from the artist's "Better Out Than In" New York residency from a decade ago. By Max Berlinger, Oct 9, 2023
Art World Artist Niki de Saint Phalle Becomes a Dior Muse—Again—in Maria Grazia Chiuri’s 2018 Spring Collection The storied French house gets a dose of whimsy, courtesy of the beloved midcentury artist. By Max Berlinger, Feb 16, 2018
Art World How Calvin Klein and Raf Simons Got Unprecedented Access to Andy Warhol’s Archive By plumbing the Pop artist's lesser-known works, Raf Simons hopes to create collaborations that reflect both America's beauty and its horror. By Max Berlinger, Dec 12, 2017
Art World Loewe’s Jonathan Anderson Is Melding Art and Fashion for Art Basel Miami Beach—and Real Emotion Too The designer has curated a show for his store that will debut during the fair, and his fans won't be surprised by its sensitivity and taste. By Max Berlinger, Nov 17, 2017
Art World How One Instagram Post Swept the Artist Unskilled Worker Into a ‘Magical’ Collaboration With Gucci The artist Helen Downie saw her fortunes rise when her work was 'liked' by Alessandro Michele. By Max Berlinger, Oct 31, 2017
Art World The Prada Foundation Opens a Stunning New Cultural Center in a Restored Shanghai Mansion The Italian luxury fashion house has launched Prada Rong Zhai, a new cultural institution in one of China's most populous cities. By Max Berlinger, Oct 19, 2017