Apr 9th, 2026 - The first major US exhibition of the conceptual artist in more than five decades presents his multi-sensory work and habit of making and remaking as "very, very today" It is 53 years since the last major US survey of Marcel Duchamp (1887-1968). So, despite his ubiquitous influence, an exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York this month is long overdue. It is being organised by MoMA and the Philadelphia Art Museum—the same venues as the previous legendary show, curated by ...
Apr 9th, 2026 - From da Vinci's grotesques to Cranach's mismatched couples, some of the Renaissance's most compelling works posit that beauty only means something in the presence of its opposite. The old joke stipulates that once the New York Times has reported on a trend, it's safe to say that it's over. Consider, for example, their profile of the influencer Clavicular, a representative of the Looksmaxxing fad who "believes any step toward increasing his beauty to be virtuous." About a month later, the young ...
Apr 9th, 2026 - Sweeping exhibition will include more than 1,000 works by US artists, including paintings, photographs, sculptures and pieces of decorative art Among America's 250th celebrations of the signing of the Declaration of Independence in 1776, those held in Philadelphia take pride of place. It is in what was then the Pennsylvania State House that the fabled document garnered its 56 foundational signatures. As the senior curator of American art at the Philadelphia Museum of Art (PMA), Kathleen A. ...
Apr 9th, 2026 - It's the ultimate form of window-shopping: You go to a museum and make a mental note of the clothing you wish you could wear. Maybe you're drawn to Flaming June 's sheer marigold dress, or Nike of Samothrace 's draped, wind-swept tunic, or Madame X's sumptuous velvet gown held up by a delicate chain strap. This year, the Costume Institute's spring exhibition, " Costume Art ," concerns itself with how bodies interact with fashion, and how fashion interacts with art—so we asked Vogue ...
Apr 8th, 2026 - Our round-up of the latest art publications The Dog's Gaze: A Visual History , Thomas Laqueur, Penguin, 400pp, $45 (hb) Canine fans will appreciate this art historical take on man's best friend, exploring "the presence of dogs in art from the Palaeolithic era to the present", says a publisher's statement . Depictions of dogs by artists such as Giotto, Francisco Goya, Peter Paul Rubens and Paula Rego feature in this survey focusing on the integral role of such animals. "[Dogs] provide narrative ...
Apr 8th, 2026 - John and Dominique de Menil , for whom the venerable Houston-based Menil Collection is named, had a longstanding relationship with Cy Twombly dating back to the 1960s when they began collecting the idiosyncratic artist's work. Today, the museum houses the largest Twombly collection in North America, including a freestanding gallery designed by Renzo Piano and dedicated to the artist. Last year, the collection grew substantially when the Cy Twombly Foundation donated 121 works, none of which had ...
Apr 5th, 2026 - Raphael was believed to be 17 when he did this chalk sketch, likely a self-portrait. "What is really extraordinary is the perfection of his technique in drawing," said curator Carmen Bambach. You can see in this chalk sketch, by a kid , what was coming … how, in an incredibly short time, Raphael would be regarded as one of the greatest artists of the Italian Renaissance, right up there with Michelangelo and Leonardo da Vinci. "I think posterity sometimes sees him in third place," ...
Apr 3rd, 2026 - These were sketches for paintings which were never completed - or are lost A pair of almost unknown Van Gogh sketches from the last weeks of the artist's life has emerged. The double-sided sheet is to be sold by Christie's in Paris on 17 April, with an estimate of €100,000-€150,000. The drawings have only been exhibited once, for just a month in Argentina in 1959. A very brief entry on them appeared in the 1970 de la Faille catalogue of Van Gogh's work, but without illustrations; the ...
Apr 2nd, 2026 - She has spent nearly two decades building one of the country's most important contemporary art spaces, while quietly assembling a collection guided entirely by instinct and love. "When it comes to art, I've always followed my intuition," Yasmine Berrada tells Observer. We are at Loft Gallery in Casablanca, surrounded by the abstract, geometric and seaweed-like works of Malika Agueznay , a pioneer artist of the celebrated Casablanca school. "I feel that the art world is deeply emotional; so you ...
Mar 6th, 2026 - Picture: Agnew's Posted by Adam Busiakiewicz: This is the exciting time of year when dealers begin revealing their top pictures for the upcoming art fair TEFAF (The European Fine Art Foundation) in Maastricht. News from Agnew's today that they'll be bringing the De Ganay Salvator Mundi , given to the Studio of Leonardo Da Vinci, which according to their press release has 'been considered the best of the versions known, and by some to be the prototype [of the famous 2017 Christie's picture].' ...
Feb 12th, 2026 - From Yoko Ono to Frida Kahlo, from Louise Bourgeois to Artemisia Gentileschi, women have long been capturing the unvarnished truth about their own bodies – and that's why my novel Female, Nude weaves them into the plot f you want to paint, put your clothes back on!" That was how Carolee Schneemann summarised the critical response to her 1975 performance piece Interior Scroll, which she had performed nude standing on a gallery table. After making a series of life model poses, she removed a ...
Nov 20th, 2025 - A self-portrait by legendary Mexican artist Frida Kahlo sold for $54.66 million in New York on Thursday, setting a new record for the price of a painting by a woman, the auction house Sotheby's said. The sale of Kahlo's 1940 artwork, titled "El sueno (la cama)" — which translates to "The dream (The bed)" — breaks the previous record in this category, set by American artist Georgia O'Keeffe, whose 1932 painting "Jimson Weed/White Flower No. 1," sold for $44.4 million in 2014. Kahlo's ...
Nov 13th, 2025 - From the Mona Lisa to the American Gothic, these famous paintings don't just grace museum walls; they offer a glimpse into the past and define entire generations. Although most of these masterpieces are centuries old, they continue to fascinate art buffs and collectors alike, with each piece telling a captivating story. Whether they're on display for the whole world to see or hidden behind closed doors, these paintings prove that art has the power to create and sometimes, even change history. ...
Oct 18th, 2025 - Morgan Library & Museum, New York Famed impressionist painter's lesser-seen drawings are the focus of a major new exhibition that invites us into the stages of his artistic process is luminous colours and sensual brushwork adorn countless mugs, posters and tote bags as well as blockbuster exhibitions . But the commodification of Pierre-Auguste Renoir and his fellow impressionist painters has been missing something. Renoir was an accomplished draftsman who produced a distinguished but largely ...
Sep 16th, 2025 - With Sotheby's landing the $400 million Leonard A. Lauder Collection and the Pritzkers' modern masterpieces, and Christie's securing the Weis and Wynn estates, November's sales may yet rescue the slumping auction market. It has become clearer in these past few years that the real battle between auction houses isn't about results but in the race for consignments. Yesterday, Sotheby's landed a knockout: the $400 million Leonard A. Lauder Collection , set to hit the rostrum during November's New ...
