Museums & Institutions What Goes on Behind the Scenes at a Guggenheim Show? These Eye-Opening Polaroids Photos Offer a Rare Peek The museum's exhibitions manager, Barron Preston, shot these images during the installation of "Going Dark." By Min Chen, Nov 8, 2023
Museums & Institutions From Billie Eilish to Ed Ruscha, See the Glitzy Guests at LACMA’s Annual Art+Film Gala This year's event, which honored Judy Baca and David Fincher, raised more than $5 million. By Min Chen, Nov 6, 2023
Pop Culture Musician Bat for Lashes on Illustrating Her New Oracle Card Deck That Radically Reimagines the Tarot The Motherwitch deck features "feminine aspects" as visual and spiritual symbols. By Min Chen, Nov 1, 2023
Art & Exhibitions See the Creepy Models Used to Make Tim Burton’s Halloween Classic ‘The Nightmare Before Christmas,’ Now on View in a New Show The show puts these objects in dialogue with nearly 100 artworks from the McNay Art Museum's permanent collection. By Min Chen, Oct 30, 2023
Pop Culture ‘A Third Side to the Story’: Rock Duo The Kills on How Photography and Art Add Fresh Dimensions to Their New Album ‘God Games’ The album is the latest to feature Alison Mosshart and Jamie Hince's photography. By Min Chen, Oct 29, 2023
Pop Culture Photographer William Eggleston’s New Album Bottles His Serene Piano-Playing, With Special Guest Brian Eno on Bells "512" is the second album from the photographer and low-key pianist. By Min Chen, Oct 25, 2023
Books Sofia Coppola’s First Book Goes Behind the Scenes on Her Films From ‘Lost in Translation’ to ‘Priscilla.’ See Its Lush Photos Here "Sofia Coppola Archive" also collects scripts, mood boards, and notes from the director's eight feature films. By Min Chen, Oct 23, 2023
Art & Exhibitions More Than 800 Zines Created by Artists From Raymond Pettibon to Miranda July Are Going on View in a Major Museum Show "Copy Machine Manifesto" at the Brooklyn Museum brings together artist zines from the past 50 years. By Min Chen, Oct 22, 2023
On View See Inside the First Museum Retrospective Dedicated to John Waters’s Unparalleled Contributions to Cinema—and Bad Taste "Pope of Trash" at the Academy Museum documents the director's films, obsessions, and creative processes. By Min Chen, Oct 13, 2023
On View See Highlights From a New Show of Spike Lee’s Vast Personal Archive—From Prince’s Love Symbol Guitar to a Stunning Kehinde Wiley Portrait "Spike Lee: Creative Sources" features more than 450 objects from the filmmaker's collection. By Min Chen, Oct 9, 2023
On View See the Provocative A.I. Works in a New Show at the Ford Foundation Gallery That Turn a Critical Eye on the Tool’s Promise—and Its Limits "What Models Make Worlds" surfaces A.I.'s encoded biases through the works of some 15 artists. By Min Chen, Oct 8, 2023
Pop Culture How Artist and Filmmaker Sebastián Silva Wrote Himself—and His Art—Into His New Meta-Comedy ‘Rotting in the Sun’ The Chilean director and artist discusses the art and "accidents" that went into his latest film. By Min Chen, Oct 5, 2023
Art & Tech A New Video Game Explores Monet’s Masterful Use of Color by Placing Players Inside the French Painter’s Eyeball The Master's Pupil is inspired by Monet's life and breathtaking colorwork. By Min Chen, Oct 3, 2023
Pop Culture ‘We Didn’t Look Homogenized’: The Cure’s Go-To Cover Artist on the Creative Spark Behind the Band’s Most Enduring Album Sleeves Andy Vella walked us through five of his most iconic designs for the band. By Min Chen, Sep 20, 2023
Books A Belgian Photographer Spent Years Documenting Her Worldly Possessions—All 12,795 Objects. What Gives? Barbara Iweins has photographed every last item in her Brussels home. By Min Chen, Sep 20, 2023