Art & Exhibitions 5 Must-See Shows in Shanghai: From a Pioneering Sculptor to a Breakout Painter The city's art week marks the pinnacle of China's art calendar. By Cathy Fan, Nov 6, 2024
Art History How Artists Use Dolls and Stuffed Animals to Toy With Our Emotions Artists like Mike Kelley and Paula Rego have used toys to pry at hidden aspects of human experience. By Emily Steer, Nov 5, 2024
Art & Exhibitions Fictional, Lost, and Unfinished Books Come to Life at This New York Show The exhibition includes more than 100 titles. By Richard Whiddington, Nov 5, 2024
Art & Exhibitions Artist Mary Sully’s Body of Work Sat Hidden for Decades. A New Met Show Finally Brings It to Light The artist's grandnephew, Phillip J. Deloria, has made it his mission to share Sully's work with the world. By Sarah Cascone, Nov 4, 2024
Art & Exhibitions What Does Democracy Look Like? How Political Trauma Can Be Turned Into Artistic Action A sweeping exhibition at the National Gallery of Greece looks at how history can provide a roadmap for our present political moment. By Vivienne Chow, Nov 4, 2024
Art Criticism There Has Never Been a Tom Wesselmann Show Like This The Fondation Louis Vuitton's Tom Wesselmann exhibition rewrites the Pop Art narrative and proves that the world is ready for the gargantuan vision of one of the movement's forebears. By Kate Brown, Nov 3, 2024
Art World How Curator Hoor Al-Qasimi Is Working to Redefine Representation The director of the Sharjah Art Foundation is curating upcoming editions of the Aichi Triennale and the Biennale of Sydney. By Shreya Ajmani, Nov 3, 2024
Art & Exhibitions Maurice Sendak’s Storybook World Jumps Off the Page in This Denver Retrospective Things get wild in Denver in the biggest retrospective of the beloved author and illustrator to date. By Verity Babbs, Nov 2, 2024
Art & Exhibitions How Did Art Shape Natural History? Two National Mall Museums Team Up to Find Out The National Gallery of Art is bringing paintings; the National Museum of Natural History is bringing specimens. By Richard Whiddington, Oct 31, 2024
Art & Exhibitions Star Sculptor Ruth Asawa Gets Her First Posthumous Retrospective The international show is organized by the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art and New York's Museum of Modern Art. By Sarah Cascone, Oct 29, 2024
Art & Exhibitions Taryn Simon’s Participatory New Sculpture Makes a Game of Politics Inspired by Ancient Athenian polling device, Simon's monolithic work operates as an interactive game for visitors. By Annikka Olsen, Oct 26, 2024
Art World Meow Wolf’s New Houston Outpost Goes Interdimensional: ‘We Venture Off Into the Unknown’ The former art collective's latest offering explores the mysterious happenings at a community radio station—and beyond. By Sarah Cascone, Oct 25, 2024
Opinion This Thrilling New Show Will Change the Way You Think About KAWS The multifarious artist's new exhibition at the Drawing Center in New York champions a remarkable variety of figures. By Adam Lindemann, Oct 25, 2024
Archaeology & History First Dinosaur Fossils Unearthed in Hong Kong Make Their Museum Debut Further research is necessary to determine what kind of dinosaur the fossils originally belonged to. By Tim Brinkhof, Oct 25, 2024
Museums & Institutions Women Artists Take Center Stage in Centre Pompidou’s New Museum Tour The walkthroughs were created in partnership with AWARE: Archives of Women Artists Research and Exhibitions. By Sarah Cascone, Oct 24, 2024