On View Shepard Fairey Returns to a New York Building He Tagged as a Student to Create a City-Sanctioned Mural of Rosario Dawson Fairey's water tower mural celebrates women's empowerment on a landmark building where he used to graffiti illegally. By Sarah Cascone, Jul 30, 2019
Reviews As Detroit’s Reputation for Emerging Art Grows, a Wildly Ambitious Citywide Festival Shows a New Generation of Artists on the Rise A powerful focus on place actually opened channels to an international dialogue. By Terence Trouillot, Jul 30, 2019
On View Dutch Art Collector Bert Kreuk Donated a Historic D-Day Flag to the Smithsonian—and Got a Personal Thanks From Donald Trump The collector says the flag has personal significance for his family. By Eileen Kinsella, Jul 30, 2019
On View The V&A Has Acquired Signs, Fonts, and Symbols Developed by the Climate-Change Activist Group Extinction Rebellion Curators at the London museum connect the group’s distinctive visual identity to strategies employed by the Suffragettes. By Naomi Rea, Jul 29, 2019
On View Hidden in a Wall for Centuries by a Persecuted Jewish Family, the Mysterious Colmar Treasure Dazzles at the Met Cloisters The hoard of coins and jewelry bears witness to the history of oppression the Jews experienced in medieval Europe. By Sarah Cascone, Jul 29, 2019
On View These Poetic Paintings About the Small Moments in Life Show Why March Avery Is Much More Than Just Milton Avery’s Daughter See the artist's new show at Blum & Poe New York. By Caroline Goldstein, Jul 26, 2019
On View ‘Our Energy Speaks First’: Meet the Artist Who Has Been Photographing Visitors’ Auras at the Whitney Museum Discover what the artist Christina Lonsdale had to say about our reporter's electromagnetic energy. By Sarah Cascone, Jul 26, 2019
On View Inside One Photographer’s Quest to Infiltrate Bohemian Grove, the Secret Annual Gathering of America’s Most Powerful Men The near-mythical annual meeting has fascinated conspiracy theorists for years—and is the subject of a new book. By Taylor Dafoe, Jul 26, 2019
On View ‘A Studio Is a Sacred Place’: Get a Behind-the-Scenes Look at How El Anatsui Builds Glittering Tapestries Out of Bottle Caps As part of a collaboration with Art21, hear news-making artists describe their inspirations in their own words. By Caroline Goldstein, Jul 25, 2019
Exhibitions The Met Costume Institute’s Next Major Show Comes From the Private Collection of a Prolific But Undersung Fashion Historian Couture collector and historian Sandy Schreier is donating 165 pieces from her sprawling treasure trove to the Met. By Caroline Goldstein, Jul 23, 2019
On View A New Survey of Pierre Cardin’s Futuristic Fashions at the Brooklyn Museum Examines the Designer as a Pioneer of Modern-Day Branding Cardin worked to embrace “lifestyle” before it was articulated as such. By Colleen Kelsey, Jul 19, 2019
On View Is Batman Patrolling Marseille This Summer? No, That’s Just Artist Alex Israel, Projecting the Bat Signal in the Sky Over the City See pictures from the artist's Gotham City-themed installation on the rooftop of a Le Corbusier building. By Caroline Goldstein, Jul 19, 2019
On View Creative Time’s Latest Public Art Project Is an Escape Room Designed to Teach You About White Privilege Risa Puno's 'The Privilege of Escape' is the first winner of the public arts org's Open Call. By Sarah Cascone, Jul 18, 2019
On View Watch Artist Ursula von Rydingsvard as She ‘Struggles With Cedar’ to Create Her Hulking Wooden Sculptures As part of a collaboration with Art21, hear news-making artists describe their inspirations in their own words. By Caroline Goldstein, Jul 18, 2019
Exhibitions Artist Leo Villareal on His Epic Journey to Illuminate 15 London Bridges—and Why It Never Would Have Happened Without Burning Man The New York artist has completed the first phase of his project. Now, he just has 11 more bridges to go. By Javier Pes, Jul 18, 2019
