Justin Bua Is the Art World’s Most Outspoken Defender of Skill
Justin Bua has spent three years calling out what he sees as the art world’s most enduring con. Photo: Steven...
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What It Takes to Build an Art Scene Outside New York and L.A.
Installation view: Tara Fay Coleman’s “Marginalia” at here gallery in Pittsburgh in 2023. Courtesy of Tara Fay Coleman When Lexi...
An Art Lover’s Guide to the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art
Spanning 114,000 square feet, the new expansion increases the museum’s total size to 314,000-square-feet, with new spaces for hands-on learning...
Global Art Biennials: Renovation, Revelation—or Repetition?
A new atmosphere seems to be emerging across today’s global biennials that is grounded in immersion, affect and a carefully...
TEFAF New York 2026 Sees Strong Sales Across Art and Design
With lines stretching down Park Avenue on the preview day, TEFAF New York made its triumphant return. Photo: JITSKE NAP...
Met Gala 2026 “Costume Art” red carpet pictures of Beyoncé, Rihanna and more from New York City
3m ago Tessa Thompson Actress Tessa Thompson channeled a paint splatter for the 2026 Met Gala theme "Fashion is...
Isabella Stewart Gardner and the Art of Collecting
A collector guided by instinct and intellect, Gardner built an enduring model of curatorial authorship. Photo by Billie Weiss/Courtesy Isabella...
Curator Interview: Buffalo AKG Art Museum’s Andrea Alvarez
“Let Us Gather in a Flourishing Way,” on view at the Buffalo AKG Art Museum through September 6, is the...
Valerie Mercer On Putting African American Art Where It Belongs
Over two decades, Valerie Mercer has built a collection that makes the case that a complete history of American art...
miart Milan 30th Edition Signals Growth in Art Scene
A reconfigured fair and improving market conditions point to Milan’s growing cultural confidence. Federico Gherardi In the run-up to the...
Interview: Critic Megan O’Grady On Art and Feeling Alive
After making space for herself in art, O’Grady wants to make space for the rest of us. Courtesy Megan O'Grady...
PHOTOS: Inside Public Art Fund’s 2026 Spring Benefit
Rachel Park in artist Juan Veloz’s installation. Deonté Lee/BFA.com In a busy and buttoned-up spring gala calendar, Public Art Fund’s...
Collecting Art Is Easy. Running a Museum, Not So Much.
Rachel Martin (Tlingít), Gochman Family Chalk drawings, 2022. Chalk, site-specific. Photo: Alon Koppel Photography At some point this fall, a...
In Dubai Efie Gallery Is Rewriting the Map of Contemporary African Art
(l. to r.) Kobi, Valentina and Kwame Mintah. Courtesy Efie Gallery “A lot of our artists are happy that we...
Observer’s Guide to the Best Art in Istanbul
Istanbul boasts a world-class museum, a cluster of ambitious galleries and unexpected art encounters scattered across its many neighborhoods. Photo:...
