Opinion The Vatican’s Pavilion at the Venice Biennale Is Set Inside a Women’s Prison. Who Is It Really For? We took a trip inside the Holy See's exhibition, which includes pieces by Maurizio Cattelan, Claire Fontaine, and more. By Naomi Rea, Apr 18, 2024
Art Criticism This Year’s Venice Biennale Is Expansive but Manageable—and Earnest to a Fault First impressions on "Foreigners Everywhere." By Ben Davis, Apr 18, 2024
Opinion The ‘Dissonant Chorus’ of the 2024 Whitney Biennial Lost Me What do the politics of this show add up to? By Danielle Jackson, Apr 10, 2024
Art History Here Are 3 Facts About Richard Serra’s ‘Tilted Arc’—A Sculpture So Controversial It Was Put on Trial The monumental sculpture, which was installed in Federal Plaza in Lower Manhattan from 1981 to 1989, posited free speech considerations against the role of public opinion. By Katie White, Apr 9, 2024
Crime Disgraced Art Dealer Inigo Philbrick Is Out of Prison—and Planning a Comeback 'I'd like to get re-established as an art dealer," he says in a splashy new magazine feature. By Eileen Kinsella, Mar 28, 2024
Art History Leonardo’s ‘Lady With an Ermine’ Is a Riddle of Love and Power—Here Are 3 of Its Secrets We took a closer look at this enigmatic portrait of Cecilia Gallerani, the mistress of the Duke of Milan. By Karen Chernick, Mar 17, 2024
Art History Forget Kate Middleton’s Photoshop Blunder: Here Are Other Royals Who Had Their Portraits Edited The Princess of Wales joins an illustrious list of royals who have polished up their public image. By Richard Whiddington, Mar 13, 2024
Art History Satire or Celebration? Three Insightful Facts About Goya’s Royal Portrait Is Queen María Luisa the true star of Goya's famed royal portrait? By Bobby McGee, Mar 12, 2024
Real Estate Mamma Mia! Freddie Mercury’s London Mansion Hits the Market The residence, which the Queen frontman bought on the spot in 1980, is on the market for more than $38 million. By Artnet News, Feb 29, 2024
Art History Art Bites: How MoMA Put Andy Warhol’s Soup Cans in Order MoMA acquired the paintings for a reported $15 million in 1996. By Richard Whiddington, Feb 29, 2024
Art History Art Bites: Why the Impressionists Went Gaga for Purple The invention of a true purple pigment took the art world by storm. By Verity Babbs, Feb 28, 2024
Art Criticism 6 Powerful Highlights From the Met’s Blockbuster Harlem Renaissance Show "The Harlem Renaissance and Transatlantic Modernism" showcases a dazzling array of invention by figures familiar and obscure. By Ben Davis, Feb 27, 2024
Art History The Enduring Love Stories of the Harlem Renaissance Jacob Lawrence and Gwendolyn Knight were art school sweethearts. By Katie White, Feb 26, 2024
Art History Art Bites: Picasso and Braque Coined a New Art Term Of course artists had previously cut and arranged materials, but the founders of Cubism were the first to give the technique its own name. By Verity Babbs, Feb 26, 2024
Art History Art Bites: The Real Reason Behind El Greco’s Signature Stretched Perspective The Renaissance artist’s unique compositions might have been the result of astigmatism. By Verity Babbs, Feb 25, 2024
