Art & Exhibitions A New Brushstroke Analysis Reveals Vermeer Was Not the Painstaking Perfectionist Art Historians Long Thought Experts at the National Gallery of Art discovered underpaintings on two of the artist’s canvases. By Taylor Dafoe, Aug 16, 2022
Art & Exhibitions A Powerful New Diego Rivera Show Reminds Viewers That Everyday Laborers Built the Modern World—and Are Still Building It Today “Diego Rivera's America” at SFMOMA focuses on the artist’s work from the 1920s to the mid-1940s, the most fruitful period of his career. By Taylor Dafoe, Aug 15, 2022
Art & Exhibitions Seeing Double: How Artists Make Good Use of Repetition, and Why No Two Forms Can Ever Be the Same In an excerpt from the catalogue for the National Gallery of Art's new show, "The Double," James Meyer digs into the modern history of doubling. By James Meyer, Aug 14, 2022
Art & Exhibitions In Pictures: How American Artists Captured the Exotic Allures of Spain and Portugal in Woozily Romantic Watercolors a Century Ago The show features Impressionist works by Childe Hassam and others. By Artnet News, Aug 8, 2022
Art & Exhibitions In Pictures: How Sibylle Bergemann, One of Germany’s Most Famous Photographers, Captured the Beauty of Everyday Life Behind the Iron Curtain The East German photographer captured the pulsing subcultures and youth of her city and country. By Kate Brown, Aug 8, 2022
Art & Exhibitions In Pictures: See Jeff Koons’s Luxurious Art Offerings to Apollo, God of the Sun, on the Greek Island of Hydra The show is a “metaphysical dialogue between the contemporary and ancient,” according to organizers. By Artnet News, Aug 4, 2022
On View How a Salvadorian Children’s Game and a Volcano Inspired Artist Guadalupe Maravilla’s Powerful New Show at the Brooklyn Museum Maravilla turned to Tripa Chuca as a way to meet others during his migration to the U.S. By Taylor Dafoe, Aug 4, 2022
On View In Pictures: See How Two Summer Exhibitions in Yorkshire and Antibes Allow Jaume Plensa to Present His Crowd-Pleasing Sculptures in a New Light Both shows use the artist's drawings to contextualize his monumental sculptures. By Vivienne Chow, Aug 4, 2022
Reviews How 12 Female Ukrainian Artists Capture the Experience of Conflict, From Outraged Poems on Bedsheets to Photos of Women Workers Curator Monika Fabijanska's important show at Fridman Gallery shows how 'the political is personal.' By Eleanor Heartney, Aug 1, 2022
Art & Exhibitions An Artist Built a Mock Sweetgreen Salad Shop in New York’s Chinatown. It Made a Lot of People Surprisingly Irate Artist Alexander Si has spent a lot of time in the salad shops. By Vittoria Benzine, Aug 1, 2022
Art & Exhibitions Artist Ani Liu Has Some Radical Suggestions for What Pregnancy Could Look Like. It Begins With Artificial Wombs The artist's incisive exhibition at Cuchifritos Gallery addresses the biological and political realities of childbearing and rearing. By Julia Kaganskiy, Jul 28, 2022
Art & Exhibitions ‘Neighbors Walk By, Do a Double Take, and Smile’: What Happened When Top Artists Infiltrated Community Gardens Across Manhattan’s East Village Robert Gober, Urs Fischer, and Bunny Rogers are among the participating artists. By Vittoria Benzine, Jul 27, 2022
Art & Exhibitions Manifesta Wants to Bring the Roving Art Biennial to Ukraine—and Have Former Host Cities ‘Adopt’ the Country’s Museums The Ukrainian Institute for Culture has submitted a letter of intent to host Manifesta 17 in 2028. By Taylor Dafoe, Jul 27, 2022
Art & Exhibitions ‘I Believe Strongly in Vulnerability’: Curator Prem Krishnamurthy on What Cleveland’s FRONT Triennial Can Teach About the Healing Power of Art The ambitious exhibition is open across dozens of venues in northeast Ohio. By Taylor Dafoe, Jul 24, 2022
Reviews In Mexico City, an Immersive Frida Kahlo Extravaganza Is Running on the Fumes of Her Legend, Trading Art History for Pure Vibes It's like watching the 2002 Hollywood movie 'Frida,' only even less accurate and without plot, characters, or setting. By Ben Davis, Jul 20, 2022
