Thirty Years After Fall of Berlin Wall, a Citywide Celebration
A week-long arts festival will feature concerts, immersive exhibitions, art installations, panel discussions and more As Rachel Loxton reports for…
The Met Is Hiring Its First Full-Time Curator of Native American Art
The ideal candidate will have ‘[d]emonstrable connections with descendent communities’ As part of an ongoing effort to reinvigorate its approach…
These Wild Sculptures Could Bring Sustainable Energy to the Desert
The average high in Abu Dhabi this time of year is nearly 105 degrees. That’s why much of life in…
Why the Amsterdam Museum Will No Longer Use the Term ‘Dutch Golden Age’
The museum contends that the moniker, which is often used to describe the Dutch Republic in the 17th century, ignores…
Study Shows U.S. Museums Still Lag When It Comes to Acquiring Works by Women Artists
Between 2008 and 2018, artwork by women represented just 11 percent of acquisitions and 14 percent of exhibitions at 26…
Using Art to Talk About the Holocaust in ‘The Evidence Room’
Museum staff discuss the reception of a difficult work that showed the vivid and painful documentation of a Nazi death…
A New Statue in Times Square Challenges the Symbolism of Confederate Monuments
The work by artist Kehinde Wiley will soon be moved to Richmond, Virginia, not far from a street lined with…
San Antonio Displays More Than 100 Sculptures by Artist Sebastian
The city is celebrating the Mexican artist’s 50-plus year career with a massive exhibition Towering above the intersection of Alamo…
Rare, Centuries-Old Korean Buddhist Masterpiece Goes on View
Sealed and hidden within the sculpture were sacred texts and symbolic objects A Buddhist seeking care and kindness will often…
A Tour of the World’s Most Spectacular Ceilings
In her new book ‘The Art of Looking Up,’ Catherine McCormack captures stunning ceilings around the globe In her new…