Shows & Exhibitions A Forgotten ’80s Technology ‘Revolutionized’ Art for Keith Haring, David Hockney, and Others. What Happened to the Quantel Paintbox? Early Paintbox adopter Adrian Wilson curated an exhibition of work made on the pioneering technology. By Sarah Cascone, May 18, 2023
Shows & Exhibitions Italy’s Newest Site for Contemporary Art Is Not a Swanky Architect-Designed Museum—It’s the Charred Ruins of Pompeii Wael Shawky is the first contemporary artist to create and debut a work on-site as part of the new initiative. By Hili Perlson, May 18, 2023
Shows & Exhibitions Why Did Cypresses Transfix Van Gogh? A Show at the Met Museum Explores the Artist’s Many Depictions of the Symbolic Trees It's the first show to focus on Van Gogh's fixation with the striking trees. By Sarah Cascone, May 17, 2023
On View Frieze Forecast: Artists Opt to Either Ply Ancient Traditions or Explore the Outer Realms of the Future At the Frieze fair itself as well as around town, the art on view reflects the contemporary moment. By Svetlana Kitto, May 16, 2023
Shows & Exhibitions See Inside Meow Wolf’s Fourth Psychedelic Exhibition, Opening in the Dallas Suburbs This Summer The Santa Fe art collection turned arts and entertainment giant has enlisted 38 North Texas artists to contribute work to its fourth location. By Sarah Cascone, May 16, 2023
On View Why Robert Pattinson Became the ‘Mascot’ for a Mysterious New Group Show at Chicago’s Renaissance Society The show has no name or press release—just a snapshot the curators took of the actor eating lunch in Los Angeles. By Sarah Cascone, May 16, 2023
On View In Pictures: Josh Kline’s First U.S. Museum Survey Looks to the Future to Frame Present-Day Anxieties “Project for a New American Century” is on view now through August at the Whitney Museum in New York. By Artnet News, May 16, 2023
On View Here Are 10 Exhibitions to See During Frieze New York, From Major New Kusama Works to Little-Known O’Keeffes Frieze New York returns Hudson Yards from May 17–21. Numerous other shows are planned around the city. By Vittoria Benzine, May 15, 2023
Shows & Exhibitions A Dutch Museum Has Organized a Rare Family Reunion for the Brueghel Art Dynasty—And the Female Brueghels Are Invited to the Party The show will will reunite five generations of the Brueghel family. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, May 15, 2023
Shows & Exhibitions See Inside Rising Star Richard Kennedy’s Dance-Inflected, Electrifying Institutional Debut In Asia The Berlin-based artist has brought their dynamic work and performance to South Korea. By Vivienne Chow, May 15, 2023
On View Did Claude Monet Learn His Extraordinary Use of Color From His Brother, a Pigment Chemist? A New Show Looks at the Influence of Léon Monet The show includes never before seen paintings by Monet, as well as his adolescent sketchbooks. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, May 15, 2023
On View The Essentials: 5 Key Works From Simone Leigh’s Revelatory Exhibition at the ICA Boston and Why They Matter ICA Boston is currently exhibiting works from Simone Leigh's 2022 Venice Biennale in the U.S. for the first time. By Katie White, May 15, 2023
On View Artist Marguerite Humeau Collaborated With A.I. to Explore the Life of Insects in Her New Otherworldly Sculptures. See Them Here "meys" at White Cube Bermondsey features work the artist created with GPT3 and DALL-E. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, May 11, 2023
Shows & Exhibitions Latvia’s RIBOCA Biennial Shut Down Its Third Edition When War Broke Out in Ukraine. Now It’s Back—Without Russian Funding The biennial has scrapped its original program to offer something that feels more relevant to the present moment. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, May 10, 2023
Shows & Exhibitions An Exhibition of Historic Menus Starts With Levity But Serves Up Cultural Commentary as the Main Course "A Century of Dining Out: The American Story in Menus, 1841-1941" is on view at the Grolier Club in New York. By William Van Meter, May 9, 2023