Tag: Art
Head of Documenta Resigns Amid Antisemitism Scandal
After a month of crisis that has roiled the art world, Sabine Schormann, the director general of the…
Portraits by Barkley L. Hendricks Will Hang With Old Masters at the Frick
The portrait artist Barkley L. Hendricks, who died in 2017, considered the Frick Collection one of his favorite…
Computers and Painting’s Identity Crisis
Every new generation of artists, curators, and critics seems to feel the need to defend painting. It makes…
Robert Colescott Throws Down the Gauntlet
Watch out. A raucous, enthralling exhibition of the great American painter Robert Colescott (1925-2009) has arrived at the…
Exploring Brooklyn by Ferry
Looking for a fresh way to scout Brooklyn’s waterfront? Try a ferry. For $2.75, you can explore ports…
A Guide to Miami: Restaurants, Attractions and Where to Stay
Unlike many cities, Miami has boomed over the course of the pandemic. Thousands relocated to South Florida where…
At the Met, Protest and Poetry About Water
In a transfixing two-minute video called “River (The Water Serpent)” in the Metropolitan Museum’s American Wing we see…
The Mother of Strange Fashion
PARIS — A woman wears a long thermometer on a hook hanging from her ear, her chin upturned…
An Excavation in the Sea Depths Recovers Hercules From the Afterlife
As myth has it, Hercules had to complete 12 heroic labors to be absolved of guilt and to…
2 Art Havens in the Hudson Valley Offer Nature Indoors and Out
Back in 1967, Arte Povera artists in Italy, the radicals of their time, hung out at the Piper…
Foreland, an Art Complex With Big Ambitions, Grows in Catskill
CATSKILL, N.Y. — When the artist Stef Halmos moved to New York City in 2012 with a master's…
In Athens Creativity in Art, Food and More Rises
Here’s a surprise: While Athenians were locked down because of the pandemic, a flurry of creative and entrepreneurial…