The Philosopher Who Predicted Our Post-Literate Art Moment
The average metropolitan person now is exposed to more media in a single day than someone a few generations ago would absorb in a lifetime. Amid the d...
How Raphael Made—and Unmade—the Renaissance
Raphael is one of those names that everyone knows. He is the prince of painters, a master of the High Renaissance. And the Metropolitan Museum of Art ...
Whitney Biennial Trends, a New Baroque Art Star, and Banksy Unmasked
Spring is upon us. March has seen a burst of big art events—the true start of a busy year. This week, Kate Brown and Ben Davis are joined by senior wr...
Are We Entering a Post-Individual Era of Art?
The New Museum opens its new building this week. And it’s doing so with a big show called “New Humans: Memories of the Future,” about how artists reth...
Kim Gordon Was Always an Artist First
Kim Gordon—artist, musician, writer, and co-founder of the iconic rock band Sonic Youth—is one of the most restlessly creative figures in American cul...
The Young Painter Curators Are Rushing to Work With
The Whitney Biennial is here. That would be the Whitney Museum’s big curated show which every two years brings together dozens of artists, always clos...
The Art Boom in the Middle East, Are Old Masters Cool Now?, and a Fresco Fracas in Italy
It’s time for our monthly news roundup where we discuss some of the biggest stories emerging in the art world. On the heels of the first-ever Art Base...
What Epstein's Emails Tell Us About the Art Market
There are many ways to read the vast trove of documents tied to the convicted sex offender and financier Jeffrey Epstein, who died by suicide in priso...
An Artist's Guide to Psychedelic Mushrooms
There is an enduring association with creative experiment and psychedelic experiences. Recently, psychedelics have become more mainstream, explored no...
How the Debates Over Art, Race, and Tech Have Changed
If you had to pick two conversations that defined the last 10 years in art, one would certainly be about digital culture and online life. The other wo...