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One Fine Show: “Louise Nevelson, Mrs. N’s Palace” at the Centre Pompidou-Metz
Louise Nevelson, Sky Cathedral III, 1959. Kröller-Müller Museum, Otterlo. Photo: Marjon Gemmeke; © Collection Kröller-Müller Museum, Otterlo; © Estate of Louise Nevelson, licensed by Artist Rights Society (ARS), NY/ADAGP, Paris In New York it’s desirable to have some kind of a relationship with your neighbor, but not one that’s too close. A few years ago…
Read MoreWhen Seeing Isn’t Believing: Why Photography Needs Community More Than Ever
Madeleine Hordinski, Midwestern Magic, 2024. Archival pigment print, 40 x 60 inches. Courtesy of the artist With daily life increasingly being experienced through digital mediation—be it a screen in our pocket, at our desk, or in public spaces—staying connected to primary and site-specific encounters has taken on added significance. The trend for so long has…
Read MoreHollywood Can’t Agree on What Counts as a Hit Anymore
Studios, streamers and theaters now measure success differently, leaving Hollywood with hits that come wrapped in caveats. Erik Freeland/Corbis via Getty Images I love that classic old Looney Tunes bit where Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck argue back and forth about whether it’s rabbit-hunting season or duck-hunting season. Their mutual goal is to avoid the…
Read MoreWhat Was the Biggest Dinosaur? Fragmentary Fossils Make It Hard to Tell
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Pinning down the most titanic of the large sauropod dinosaurs is not an easy task, since the odds were generally against the biggest ones being buried and preserved Source link
Read MoreThe Gordon Parks Foundation’s 20th Anniversary Gala Made the Argument for Art as Activism
Mickalene Thomas and John Legend. Getty Images for The Gordon Park The Gordon Parks Foundation has spent two decades making the case that creativity is among the most powerful tools in the fight for social justice, and the organization’s 20th anniversary gala at Cipriani 42nd Street was a testament to that. The electric evening raised…
Read MoreScreening at Cannes: Cristian Mungiu’s ‘Fjord’
This drama provides enough hints to ensure you’ll come to quick conclusions about what did or did not transpire, but just as swiftly, the movie widens its thematic scope to broach larger philosophical questions. Courtesy Cannes Film Festival If there were ever a film destined to be mistaken for centrist apologia (if not outright conservative…
Read MoreBrazil Lost 80 Percent of Its National Museum Collection in One Night. Here’s How It’s Fighting to Rebuild
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Ever since a 2018 blaze destroyed priceless artifacts and scientifically important specimens, museum staff have devoted themselves to reopening its doors to the public Joel Balsam May 26, 2026 7:00 a.m. An aerial view shows the construction at the National Museum in Rio de Janeiro. Brazil’s Museu Nacional The news arrived with both excitement and…
Read MoreOne Fine Show: “Paula Rego, Dance Among Thorns” at MUNCH in Oslo
Paula Rego, Oratorio, 2009. Wood cabinet; conté pencil and pastel on paper; Papier mâche and fabric; overall: 332 × 349 × 81.9 cm. © The Estate of Paula Rego, courtesy The Estate of Paula Rego and Victoria Miro. Photo: Courtesy The Estate of Paula Rego and Victoria Miro Art that involves children can be complicated…
Read MoreNick Doyle’s “Mirror, Mirror” Turns the American Dream Inside Out
Nick Doyle, Mirror, Mirror, 2026. Photo: Guillaume Ziccarelli. Courtesy of the artist and Perrotin Those who see cracks in the American Dream often see it as a mythic, multilevel symbolic imaginary, strategically crafted to colonize the psyche with aspirational goals and systems of values more aligned with Hollywood than with America’s economic realities. Artist Nick…
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Read MoreShaggy, a Perfect Sunset and $6.3 Million: Inside the 2026 Whitney Gala
Shaggy and Fern Tessler. Jason Lowrie/BFA.com A fiery sunset ignited the sky above the Whitney Museum of American Art on Tuesday (May 19), as a vibrant mix of artists and industry insiders gathered for the 2026 Whitney Gala. A cornerstone of New York’s arts and philanthropy calendar, this year’s fundraiser gala honored contemporary visual artist…
Read MoreMelting Mountain Ice Is Bringing Ancient Secrets to the Surface. Archaeologists Are Racing to Find the Artifacts Before They’re Lost to Time
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In Norway’s highest mountains, experts are scouring perilous terrain for pieces of the past, long stored in mint condition in ice patches. As temperatures rise across the world, glacial archaeologists must find the emerging artifacts before they degrade forever Anna Fiorentino | Freelance writer May 21, 2026 2:52 p.m. This arrow with a pressure-flaked arrowhead…
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