Art World With His Twilight Fantasias, Is Esaí Alfredo the Next Big Queer Figurative Painter? The 27-year-old Puerto Rican artist blends fantasy and reality with a heavy dose of queer romance. Can he repeat his Miami Art Basel triumph at the Armory Show? By William Van Meter, Sep 4, 2024
Museums & Institutions A Court Approves Valparaiso University’s Controversial Plan to Sell Paintings From Brauer Museum Collection The canvases by O’Keeffe, Church, and Hassam could bring as much as $20 million. By Brian Boucher, Sep 4, 2024
Archaeology & History What Was This Elaborate Samurai Sword Doing in a German Cellar? The relic may have been a gift from a 19th-century Japanese mission to Prussia. By Richard Whiddington, Sep 4, 2024
Gallery Network Get a Front Row Seat to Breakdancing Battles at a New Performance Series Works and Process's 2024 season opens with "Gather Round," a free public showcase at Manhattan West. By Artnet Gallery Network, Sep 4, 2024
Museums & Institutions The Permanent Collection: John Singer Sargent’s Portrait of Amelia Earhart’s Benefactor Norton Museum of Art director Ghislain d'Humieres on one of his favorite Sargent portraits. By Tim Brinkhof, Sep 4, 2024
Art World Need Advice? Miranda July Is Dishing Life Tips on Prada’s New Hotline If she likes the sound of your voice, July will even ask you for advice, too. By Vittoria Benzine, Sep 4, 2024
Art World Art Bites: Why Is This Portrait Dubbed the ‘Takeaway Rembrandt’? The work is small enough to surreptitiously tuck under one arm. By Richard Whiddington, Sep 4, 2024
Museums & Institutions Researchers Claim Chinese Interference in French Museum Exhibitions Respected Tibetologists have raised the alarm over the erasure of non-Han cultures in wall texts. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Sep 4, 2024
Collectibles Own a Piece of Westeros: 2,000 Props From ‘Game of Thrones’ Now Up for Sale Daenerys Targaryen costumes and a replica Iron Throne could be yours. So could the Shame Bell. By Richard Whiddington, Sep 4, 2024
Archaeology & History Long-Lost Diana Statue That Sank With the Titanic Comes to Light on the Ocean Floor She had been unseen since she was photographed in 1986. By Brian Boucher, Sep 4, 2024
People Artist Glen Pudvine on Painting Himself, Frasier, and Kate Middleton’s Photoshopped Hands The British hyperrealist painter is making an international debut in a group show in the South Korean capital this month, just in time for Frieze Seoul. By Margaret Carrigan, Sep 3, 2024
Artists Why Pioneering Light Artist Anthony McCall Is Transforming His Works With Sound The artist is showing work at Sprüth Magers, London, as well as at the Guggenheim Bilbao and Tate Modern. By Katie White, Sep 3, 2024
Art World The Permanent Collection: How Mario Merz’s Motorcycle Sculpture Transformed the Guggenheim Chief Curator Naomi Beckwith said the work is emblematic of the past and future of the museum. By Adam Schrader, Sep 3, 2024
Art World Cooper Union Surprises Incoming Seniors With Free Tuition It’s the latest landmark on a long road back to free tuition for all after a years-long crisis. By Brian Boucher, Sep 3, 2024
Archaeology & History Historic Minaret in Iraq Newly Coated With White Plaster, Drawing Outrage Its the oldest remaining minaret in the Iraqi capital. By Richard Whiddington, Sep 3, 2024