A Trove of Recently Rediscovered Watercolors by Hilma af Klint Are Being Sold by David Zwirner, But Only an Institution Can Buy Them

Art & Exhibitions

A Trove of Recently Rediscovered Watercolors by Hilma af Klint Are Being Sold by David Zwirner, But Only an Institution Can Buy Them

The artist made a second set of her famous "Tree of Knowledge" series for her friend Rudolf Steiner, founder of the spiritual and philosophical movement Anthroposophy.

By Sarah Cascone, Oct 21, 2021

Art & Exhibitions

8 Gallery Shows Not to Miss During FIAC in Paris This Week, From William Kentridge’s Meditation on Fate to Louise Bonnet’s Eerie Nudes

Our Europe editors narrowed down the best gallery shows to visit in the French capital during a busy FIAC week.

By Kate Brown & Naomi Rea, Oct 19, 2021

On View

In Town for Paris Art Week? Here Are 7 Must-See Museum Shows From Martin Margiela, Marlene Dumas, and Other Artists

Paris museums are pulling out their finest for FIAC week.

By Caroline Elbaor, Oct 18, 2021

Art & Exhibitions

Machu Picchu Is Sending Inca Empire Treasures on Tour for a Rare Series of International Exhibitions and Virtual-Reality Experiences

The show's organizers previously staged blockbuster exhibitions on King Tut and Pompeii.

By Sarah Cascone, Oct 17, 2021

Art & Exhibitions

Check Out Artnet Gallery Network’s Virtual Exhibition at 50 United Nations Plaza’s Stunning Duplex Penthouse

The curation speaks to the architectural majesty of the space—and its refined details.

By In partnership with 50 United Nations Plaza, Oct 15, 2021

On View

‘You Have to Experience It in the Radical Present’: How Anicka Yi’s Ultra-Sensorial Tate Commission Resists the Age of Instagram Art

The artist's Turbine Hall commission involves a lot of smells.

By Naomi Rea, Oct 13, 2021

On View

9 Gallery Shows to See in London During Frieze Week, From a Ron Mueck Retrospective to a Motley Crew of Ominous Skeletons

There's plenty going on in London outside the white tents.

By Naomi Rea, Oct 12, 2021

Art & Exhibitions

In London for Frieze? Don’t Miss These 7 Museum Shows, From Theaster Gates at Whitechapel to Anicka Yi’s Turbine Hall Commission

Our top picks around town.

By Naomi Rea, Oct 10, 2021

Art & Exhibitions

Performa 2021 Is a Chance to Reconnect With Performance After Quarantine, But Also a Tribute to the Small Joys That Got Us Through

The ninth edition of the Performa Biennial opens this week with a slate of free, outdoor events.

By Taylor Dafoe, Oct 10, 2021

Art & Exhibitions

An Exhibition in Atlanta Pays Tribute to the Late Artist Nellie Mae Rowe, a Self-Taught Visionary Whose Imagination ‘Exploded Onto Paper’

Rowe reclaimed a sense of self through her compositionally complex, socially aware drawings and exuberant assemblages.

By Sarah Cascone, Oct 7, 2021

Art & Exhibitions

An Exhibition of Never-Before-Seen Sketches Reveals That Van Gogh Planned a Sequel to His Famous Painting ‘The Potato Eaters’

Plus, the Van Gogh Museum stages a life-size 'The Potato Eaters' photo op.

By Sarah Cascone, Oct 7, 2021

Art & Exhibitions

As Performa Returns, Here Are Highlights From the First Two Decades of New York’s Sometimes Messy, Always Memorable Performance Art Biennial

From a play in a Lower East Side sauna to a marathon retelling of the "Marriage of Figaro," these are the performances that changed the game.

By Alexandra Peers, Oct 6, 2021

Art & Exhibitions

See How a New Generation of Ceramic Artists Is Pushing the Medium Into Strange Dimensions in Jeffrey Deitch’s ‘Clay Pop’

"Clay Pop" is on view through October 30.

By Caroline Goldstein, Oct 6, 2021

On View

‘Greater New York,’ MoMA PS1’s Closely Watched Survey, Returns to Excavate New York’s Past and Reckon With Its Surreal Present

What began as a survey of New York's present feels more intergenerational and international than ever.

By Eileen Kinsella, Oct 5, 2021

Art & Exhibitions

Exhibitors at a Fair in Dubai Have Covered Up the Private Parts of Michelangelo’s ‘David,’ Fearing It Might Offend Visitors

The Italian pavilion's organizers insisted the decision wasn’t censorship, but instead a kind of conceptual gesture.

By Taylor Dafoe, Oct 5, 2021