Books Ever Noticed All the Mysterious Maps in Vermeer’s Paintings? Here’s What They Mean A new book looks at the artist's painstakingly accurate depictions of maps. By Rozemarijn Landsman, Sep 19, 2022
Studio Visit The Artist Maxwell Mustardo Creates His Whimsical Ceramics in the Quakertown, New Jersey, Studio of an Illustrious Predecessor The artist currently has his first New York solo show. By Sarah Cascone, Sep 17, 2022
Archaeology A Renowned Egyptologist Believes He Has Found Queen Nefertiti’s Tomb at Last Zahi Hawass says he will be ready to make the declaration this fall. By Vittoria Benzine, Sep 16, 2022
Politics Uber Has Launched Uber Restore, a Special App in Ukraine to Help Transport Art Conservators The State Department and the Smithsonian helped connect Ukraine's Ministry of Culture to Uber. By Sarah Cascone, Sep 16, 2022
Art World ‘It’s About Transference of Energy’: Watch Tala Madani Explain the Process Behind Her Highly Charged Paintings As part of a collaboration with Art21, hear news-making artists describe their inspirations in their own words. By Artnet News, Sep 16, 2022
Art World In Pictures: See the Colorful, Cheeky Outdoor Art of the 10th Annual Frieze Sculpture The 2022 exhibition is on view through November 13. By Artnet News, Sep 16, 2022
Politics ‘My Mother Tells Me Not to Go Back to China’: Ai Weiwei Gets Personal as He Accepts the Praemium Imperiale He won the prestigious honor alongside SANAA, Wim Wenders, and several others. By Vivienne Chow, Sep 16, 2022
Art World A.I.R. Gallery Broke Barriers by Showing Women and Nonbinary Artists. Now the Collective’s Story Is Finally Being Told The archives will be available on Google Arts and Culture. By Sarah Cascone, Sep 16, 2022
Art World Art Industry News: The Latest Art Project of RM, Star of K-Pop’s Hottest Band? Saving a Historic Silk Bridal Gown + Other Stories Plus, U.K. museums will shutter for the Queen's funeral on Monday, and Ethereum cuts its energy use by more than 99 percent. By Artnet News, Sep 16, 2022
Reviews Through Beauty and Pain, the 2022 Busan Biennale Flexes the Strength of South Korea’s Art Beyond Seoul There's a lot more to South Korea's art scene than the market buzz in Seoul. By Vivienne Chow, Sep 16, 2022
Reviews The Lyon Biennale Has Many Big, Beautiful Works—But Too Many Competing Curatorial Ideas The curators suggest the show's theme, "Manifesto of Fragility," positions vulnerability as "a foundation for empowerment." By Hettie Judah, Sep 16, 2022
Pop Culture Actor Rowan Atkinson Destroys a Priceless Art Collection in Netflix’s ‘Man vs. Bee.’ The Showrunners Tell Us How They Made It Look So Real Did you spot all of the artistic look-alikes in the series? By Menachem Wecker, Sep 16, 2022
Museums Union Workers at the Philadelphia Museum of Art Are Going on a One-Day ‘Warning’ Strike “We expect that, after we show them that we can shut the museum down…[management] will come to the table,” the bargaining unit’s president said. By Taylor Dafoe, Sep 15, 2022
Museums You Can Help the Smithsonian Pick a Design for Jeff Bezos’s New Astronaut Incubator at the National Air and Space Museum The five shortlisted architecture firms have submitted anonymous proposals for the new building. By Vittoria Benzine, Sep 15, 2022
Art World Art-World Heavyweights Come Out in Support of Documenta’s Embattled Curators Amid Latest Allegations “The pressures that media and politicians have placed on the entire Documenta team have become unbearable,” a committee said. By Taylor Dafoe, Sep 15, 2022
