Pop Culture As Seen on ‘Ripley’: The Brutal Art and Life of Caravaggio The Netflix series leans on a number of the artist’s paintings to tell the tale of a young conman. By Min Chen, Apr 9, 2024
Pop Culture A New Documentary Delves Into the Bizarre Fate of a Historic Video Collection What did Vittorio Sgarbi want with 55,000 VHS tapes from a defunct Kim's Video store? By Min Chen, Apr 3, 2024
Art & Exhibitions Daniel Arsham’s Never-Before-Seen Photos Make Their Museum Debut The sculptor's photographs are now on view at Fotografiska New York. By Min Chen, Mar 25, 2024
Pop Culture A Different Side of Frida Kahlo Emerges in a Revealing New Documentary The film traces the artist's biography by stitching together the written material she left behind. By Min Chen, Mar 14, 2024
People Star Costume Designer Ruth E. Carter on Fashioning Afrofuturism The Oscar winner behind the iconic looks on 'Black Panther' is the subject of 'Afrofuturism in Costume Design,' currently on view at the Charles H. Wright Museum. By Min Chen, Mar 13, 2024
Pop Culture Tilda Swinton Plays the Ultimate Art-World Outsider in A24’s New Film ‘Problemista’ Comedian Julio Torres, who wrote, directed, and stars in the film, opens up about his low-key art-world satire. By Min Chen, Mar 4, 2024
Pop Culture Meet the Painter Who Masterminded the New Ana Mendieta Limited Series Suzy Spence conceived and is consulting on the project starring America Ferrera. By Min Chen, Feb 28, 2024
Pop Culture As Seen on ‘Personal Shopper’: Hilma af Klint Plays Medium The Swedish artist offers our protagonist a lesson in spiritualism. By Min Chen, Feb 28, 2024
Art & Exhibitions What Does Music Look Like? A New Show Unpacks the Aesthetics of Sound "Art of Noise" gathers 800 art and design objects that have vivified the music-listening experience. By Min Chen, Feb 27, 2024
Pop Culture As Seen on ‘Oppenheimer’: A Physicist Meets a Picasso What does Cubism have to do with quantum mechanics? By Min Chen, Feb 26, 2024
Pop Culture As Seen on ‘Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps’: A Corporate Raider’s Goya Goya’s gluttonous Saturn reflects the naked avarice of the film’s characters. By Min Chen, Feb 23, 2024
Pop Culture From Canvas to Screen: Your Essential Guide to Artist Biopics So many artist biopics to get through, so little time. By Min Chen, Feb 22, 2024
Pop Culture As Seen on ‘Good Will Hunting’: A Winslow Homer Rip-Off by Gus Van Sant The watercolor propelled a key exchange between Matt Damon and Robin Williams's characters. By Min Chen, Feb 20, 2024
Art & Exhibitions Alicia Keys and Swizz Beatz Triumph as Art World ‘Giants’ The musical powerhouse couple's collection tells the narrative of the Black experience with "Giants" at the Brooklyn Museum. By Min Chen, Feb 15, 2024
Auctions $10 Million Worth of Elton John’s Stuff Is Headed to Auction. See 7 Highlights Here A wide variety of objects—from clothes to art and cars—are on view at Christie's New York through February 21. By Min Chen, Feb 13, 2024