Art & Exhibitions How Eileen Gray, the ‘Mother of Modernism,’ Navigated a Postwar World That Did Not Look Kindly Upon Women Architects A new show in New York tells her daring story through rarely seen architectural drawings, design works, and more. By Katie White, Mar 4, 2020
On View 9 Megawatt Gallery Shows to Check Out During Armory Week, From Kara Walker’s Drawings to Julian Schnabel’s Latest Works Here's a handy guide to keep on top of the most important shows opening this week. By Caroline Goldstein & Katie White, Mar 3, 2020
Art & Exhibitions A Newly Discovered Painting by Female Old Master Artemisia Gentileschi Will Go on View in London—Just Not in Her Survey Exhibition The owner of the work is hoping to find a museum willing to borrow it for a long-term loan. By Javier Pes, Mar 2, 2020
Art & Exhibitions This Year’s Edition of Prospect New Orleans Will Examine What Has Changed—and What Hasn’t—Since the City Was Ravaged by Floods Mark Bradford, Kevin Beasley, and Simone Leigh are among the artists in this year’s show. By Taylor Dafoe, Mar 2, 2020
On View Shoe Designer to the Stars Christian Louboutin on How Warhol Inspired His First Red-Soled Heel and Why He Calls Himself an ‘Applied Artist’ Louboutin's new show in Paris showcases the designer's own work and that of his artistic influences. By Naomi Rea, Feb 28, 2020
On View ‘It’s Like Practicing the Piano’: Watch Interdisciplinary Artist Joan Jonas Describe How Drawing Supports Her Other Creative Pursuits As part of a collaboration with Art21, hear news-making artists describe their inspirations in their own words. By Caroline Goldstein, Feb 27, 2020
Art & Exhibitions Dresden’s Old Masters Picture Gallery Reopens After a $50 Million Renovation, Looking to Shake Up How We Experience Classical Art The institution's new look puts its painting masterpieces in direct conversation with a stunning sculpture collection. By Kate Brown, Feb 27, 2020
Art & Exhibitions Buildings With Skin and Wearable Digestive Systems: How Neri Oxman Is Revolutionizing the Relationship Between Biology and Design The MIT professor's new show "Material Ecology" is open now at the Museum of Modern Art. By Max Lakin, Feb 27, 2020
Art & Exhibitions The Uffizi’s Entire Scientific Committee Has Resigned in Protest of the Museum’s Decision to Loan a Raphael Masterpiece The group of scholars and other experts warned that the painting, a portrait of Pope Leo X, wasn't safe to travel. By Kate Brown, Feb 26, 2020
On View To Portray America’s Diversity in the Age of Polarization, Shirin Neshat Went to New Mexico to Photograph One of Its Poorest States The artist, who lives in the US, says she still feels like an American—even in the age of Trump. By Naomi Rea, Feb 26, 2020
Reviews The Mexican Muralists Had a Vital Influence on US Art. Can Their Revolutionary Approach Offer Lessons for the Present? "Vida Americana" at the Whitney tells a tale that should provoke some self-reflection in the present. By Barbara Calderón, Feb 26, 2020
Art & Exhibitions Artists From the Arab World Face Countless Hurdles. That’s Why This Organization Is Helping Them Bring New Work to the West Here are the 6 artists who, thanks to the nonprofit Mophradat, will stage shows at major institutions around the world. By Kate Brown, Feb 24, 2020
On View Arkansas’s Crystal Bridges Museum Just Opened a Sprawling Show About the State of American Art Today. Here’s What It Looks Like Plus, take a first look inside the Momentary, Crystal Bridges's new outpost for cutting-edge contemporary art. By Ben Davis, Feb 24, 2020
On View Painter Gladys Nilsson Got Her Start as a Member of Chicago’s Hairy Who. Now, at 79, She’s Ready to Shine on Her Own Dual New York shows at Matthew Marks and Garth Greenan explore five decades of her wild, ecstatic paintings. By Caroline Goldstein, Feb 21, 2020
On View For One Week Only Raphael’s Great Tapestries Have Returned to the Sistine Chapel—See Them Here The extraordinary exhibition is enough to make a museum director want to "whoop and sing," despite the chapel's rule of silence. By Kate Brown, Feb 21, 2020