Baby Moo Deng may only be two months old, but it’s never too early to learn a lesson in sharing the spotlight. Allow me to bring some pesto to the table as an accoutrement to our beloved “bouncy pork” pygmy hippo…
More than a decade before humans launched themselves into outer space, a tiny species made the journey first. NASA first sent fruit flies on a mission in 1947 to see whether the intrepid insects would return to…
On the occasion of the major exhibition showcasing renowned black ash basket weavers, Kelly Church & Cherish Parrish: In Our Words, An Intergenerational Dialogue, Stamps Gallery is proud to organize an important…
Atlanta-based artist Jym Davis, who also goes by False Face, has a thing for bats. He began making masks of the winged mammals during a series of residencies at national parks in the American West. In Arizona, he…
It’s a good time for complexity in art. In both conceptual and material terms, our favorite shows of the moment refuse to take the easy route. While younger artists Nengi Omuku and Rachel Martin challenge the c…
Known for immersive sculptures and installations that engage the senses, Seoul-born artist Haegue Yang looks toward common materials and traditional craft techniques to explore pressing issues. She often transforms…
Four visual artists — Justin Vivian Bond, Tony Cokes, Ebony G. Patterson, and Wendy Red Star — are among the 22 recipients of this year’s MacArthur Fellowship, announced today, Tuesday, October 1. Anonymously nomin…
DES MOINES, Iowa — Loss is intrinsic to the experience of being Black in America. This country’s centuries-long history of racial violence against Black people has resulted in a collective grief that binds all of…
In a pink, glowing Rococo setting, Yvette Mayorga’s first solo exhibition in Mexico dives into nostalgia, teenage dreams, and how sometimes a sugary coating can conceal crucial truths. For La Jaula de Oro—The Gol…
Portrait of Richard Mayhew in his studio (all images courtesy the Estate of Richard Mayhew and Venus Over Manhattan, New York) Renowned landscape painter Richard Mayhew died at the age of 100 in his Soquel,…
Bees get a bad rap a lot of the time, despite the immense benefits they provide—and those go way beyond honey. Responsible for pollinating one-third of the world’s food supply, the buzzing insects ensure we’…
Krannert Art Museum at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign presents Millie Wilson: The Museum of Lesbian Dreams, the first retrospective of the work of contemporary artist Millie Wilson. Alongside her…
Brooklyn’s vibrant art scene will be buzzing as The Other Art Fair returns from October 17 to 20 at ZeroSpace in New York. Presented by Saatchi Art, this milestone event will showcase 120 independent artists fr…
Two months after the stock market crash of 1929, an American Gold Rush heiress named Eila Haggin McKee purchased a Paul Gauguin still life called “Flowers and Fruit” (c. 1889) from the Reinhardt Galleries in New…
Nested in rusted caravans or hovering above vast landscapes, small glowing orbs reminiscent of the sun, stars, and otherworldly technologies populate Andrew McIntosh’s latest body of work. On view with James F…
Three climate activists “souped” two paintings from Vincent van Gogh’s Sunflowers (1887–1889) series at London’s National Gallery again today, September 27, in response to the jail sentencing of two protester…
Undulating, organic sculptures emerge from thousands of drawing utensils in Jessica Drenk’s ongoing Implements series. Fascinated by the aesthetics and behavior of multiples of mass-produced objects, the artist (…
On view at SITE Santa Fe in New Mexico through March 17, 2025, Tristan Duke: Glacial Optics centers on a series of large-scale photographs of Arctic landscapes, made with a lens the artist fashioned from the ice of…
From individually stained snippets of watercolor paper, YoYo Lander collages elaborate portraits. Each work begins with a photo session during which the artist focuses on capturing the sitter’s unique gestures, p…
When I arrived at Chelsea’s Metropolitan Pavilion in Manhattan on Thursday, the opening day of the Affordable Art Fair (AAF), a long line spilled out of the venue’s entrance and wrapped around the corner of 18t…
