Art History Why Walter De Maria’s ‘The Lightning Field’ Remains a Striking Work of Land Art Here are three things you may not know about the iconic and remote installation. By Katie White, Jun 4, 2024
Art History Artwork Bought Online for $1,000 Identified as a Long-Lost Degas Worth $13 million The pastel drawing was allegedly stored in a monastery during the Spanish Civil War. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Jun 4, 2024
Art Criticism ‘Foreigners Everywhere,’ Unpacked: On the ‘Brazilianization’ of the Art World Part 3 of a 3-part essay on the 60th Venice Biennale, curated by Adriano Pedrosa. By Ben Davis, May 31, 2024
Art History A Brief History of Unpopular Royal Portraits From Charles and Kate to Henry VIII, here are the most reviled renderings over the years. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, May 29, 2024
Art History Experience Gothic Melancholy With These Key Works by Caspar David Friedrich The icon of Romanticism is being celebrated with major shows, marking 250 years since his birth. By Devorah Lauter, May 27, 2024
Art Criticism ‘Foreigners Everywhere,’ Unpacked: What a Biennale Built on Cosmopolitan Myth-Making Leaves Out Part 2 of a 3-part essay on the 60th Venice Biennale, curated by Adriano Pedrosa. By Ben Davis, May 18, 2024
Art Criticism ‘Foreigners Everywhere,’ Unpacked: What the Venice Biennale’s Flipped Art History Really Means Part 1 of a 3-part essay on the 60th Venice Biennale, curated by Adriano Pedrosa. By Ben Davis, May 15, 2024
Art History Beyond the Mona Lisa Circuit: 4 Astonishing Treasures Hiding in Plain Sight at Louvre Louvre curator Dominique de Font-Réaulx took us off the beaten path at the world-famous museum to discover some of its overlooked treasures. By Devorah Lauter, May 4, 2024
Art Criticism At Gagosian, Maurizio Cattelan Offers a Furtive Fountain A rare show of new work by the Italian artist features a vaguely indecent sculpture. By Andrew Russeth, Apr 30, 2024
Art History Decoding the Nebra Sky Disc, an Ancient Vision of the Cosmos This year marks the 25th anniversary of the disc's discovery by treasure hunters in Nebra, Germany, in 1999. By Katie White, Apr 29, 2024
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 8, 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
