Tag: Art

Delayed Philip Guston Show Opens, With a Note From a Trauma Specialist

BOSTON — In the summer of 2020, looking over a checklist of images and the installation plan for…

Looking Inward, and Back, at a Biennale for the History Books

VENICE — It starts in the eyes: shy or seductive, gaping or sealed shut, aqueous frontiers between the…

After a Tempest, Philip Guston Shines in a Show True to His Spirit

BOSTON — On Oct. 16, 1970, the American painter Philip Guston, who is the subject of a potent…

What to Do in London: Platinum Jubilee, ‘Bridgerton’ Events and More

London is springing back to life. Heathrow Airport reports that March 2022 was its busiest month since the…

How to Look at a Basquiat

It’s not every day that New Yorkers can choose between two concurrent exhibitions of work by Jean-Michel Basquiat.…

Sonia Boyce Wins Top Prize at Venice Biennale

VENICE — The artist Sonia Boyce won Britain the top prize at the Venice Art Biennale, the world’s…

At Venice Biennale, Contemporary Art Sinks or Swims

VENICE — It’s a bit lost now in the brain fog of time, but in March 2020 one…

The Upside of a Lockdown

This article is part of our latest Design special report, about new creative pathways shaped by the pandemic.The…

Rushing Against War, and Time, Ukraine Makes It to the Biennale

VENICE — The 78 bronze funnels were ready, the pump tested and the backdrop was almost done. So…

At Venice Biennale, a ‘Different Notion of Nation’

OSLO — Right about now, many members of the Sámi, one of Europe’s oldest Indigenous groups, are embarking…

Paola Pivi’s American Moment

Folks out for a stroll on the High Line this week are pulling out their iPhones to photograph…

Simone Leigh Holds Court at the U.S. Pavilion in the Venice Biennale

Simone Leigh was on the phone from Venice. It’s not all here yet, she told me.She had been…