Germany to Continue Funding to Establish Provenance of Looted Art
By ALISON SMALE
The country’s culture minister, who is visiting the United States, said that the effort is “what we owe the victims.”
Picasso’s “Portrait de Femme” (circa 1897).
There’s a relative dearth of the sort of aesthetic, conceptual or political extremism that might have shocked casual art fans a few years ago.
An art critic shares his list of which fairs to see (including the Armory and the Art Dealers Association) and how to navigate them.
Beauford Delaney’s “Untitled” (1948).
There is a strong African-American presence this year, many historical shows and a number of concept exhibitions.
“Nasreen Mohamedi” is one of two inaugural exhibitions at the Met Breuer.
The Met’s new contemporary-art outpost opens to the public on March 18. Our chief art critics, Holland Cotter and Roberta Smith, got an early look.
The Met’s new contemporary-art outpost opens to the public on March 18. Our chief art critics, Roberta Smith and Holland Cotter, got an early look.
The new World Trade Center transit hub, designed by Santiago Calatrava, on Thursday.
The hub, opening Thursday, gives the city an Instagram-ready attraction and the most expensive train station ever.
One of Jackson Pollock’s six surviving sculptures, an untitled 1956 work acquired by the Dallas Museum of Art.
The Dallas Museum of Art’s current survey of Jackson Pollock’s black paintings includes a recently acquired sculpture by that artist, one of six that survive.
The country’s culture minister, who is visiting the United States, said that the effort is “what we owe the victims.”
To step forward, architects restoring the new Met Breuer, formerly the Whitney Museum, took several steps back toward Marcel Breuer’s intentions.
Two German artists digitally nabbed a famous bust of Queen Nefertiti, printed a copy for Egypt and released the data files to the world.
The appointments of James Murdoch and Jane Skinner Goodell will expand the Dia board to 18 members.
The Culture Ministry is introducing migrants from Iraq and Syria to a cultural heritage that happens to include rare treasures from the Middle East.
The French architect broke rule after rule on his way to developing a radical aesthetic that was all his own.
James S. Snyder, who has led the institution for 20 years, will shift to the role of international president next January.
Andrea Fraser’s site-specific audio installation starts a series of five short shows called “Open Plan.”
Now 84, the conceptual artist is grappling with the history of painting by focusing on Goya and Giotto.
The auction house knew a loss was coming, in a year when it put $515 million on the line for the Taubman collection and to acquire an advisory firm.
The foundation has adopted a policy of making images of the artist’s work much more widely available for free.
A new exhibition focuses on wonderfully vivid representations of Buddhist divinities.
This year’s orchid show at the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory offers a tropical tour that evokes the heady time of orchid fever in Victorian England.
The opera house has chosen the firm to lead the renovation of its cramped lobby.
This artist recognized her talent early on. She died young in 1907, leaving behind an intriguing body of work.
The Grolier Club is exhibiting around 70 antique variations of the Game of the Goose, illustrated with images ranging from cannibals to breath-mint ads.
How does the self-proclaimed “greatest living artist” measure up to Pablo Picasso?
There is far more to Robert Ryman’s work than first meets the eye. Here are some things to look for.
The Dallas Museum of Art’s current survey of Jackson Pollock’s black paintings includes a recently acquired sculpture by that artist, one of six that survive.
Mr. Thayer developed ideas for concealing troops, battlefield equipment, battleships and submarines. Also, the Jewish Museum explores fake heirlooms.
The Met’s new destination for contemporary art opens with two very different exhibitions.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art hosted a preview to show off its new location for Modern and contemporary art in the former home of the Whitney.
John Hendrix illustrates Cahokia, the Native American “Manhattan” of early America and a collection of over 70 mounds and earthworks.
Bookcases say as much about you as the books you read. So which style to choose? An interior designer offers some suggestions.
How does the self-proclaimed “greatest living artist” measure up to Pablo Picasso?
In an effort to heal their neighborhood, residents of the 10th Arrondissement invited street and graffiti artists to paint on a blocklong wall near two cafes that were attacked.
Cyanotype, a 19th-century photographic printing process, is making a resurgence, notably in an exhibition at the Worcester Art Museum.
Laura Poitras gets her first solo museum show at the Whitney, plus major exhibitions at the Guggenheim and the New Museum.
There is far more to Robert Ryman’s work than first meets the eye. Here are some things to look for.
Many facets of the California city — bits of its personality, its history and its social complexity — are captured in works by the African American Quilt Guild of Oakland.
The recessed, cluttered Chelsea townhouse where this artist lived for decades will soon open for visitors.
Now in its 24th year, the fair features works by familiar names like Henry Darger as well as lesser-known artists.
This “once-in-a-lifetime” exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art, which brings together more than 100 Picasso works, will close on Feb. 7.
Mr. Aravena was awarded the Pritzker Prize, architecture’s highest honor. His firm, Elemental, is based in Santiago, Chile.
She is among an exclusive group of photographers, including Chuck Close and William Wegman, to spend long periods with the 20-inch-by-24-inch Polaroid camera.
Architects often don’t think about sound. Here’s why they should.
The delusion of permanence is one theme of a stately exhibition of stone works at the Noguchi Museum.
From the subways to the steps of the public library, readers can be seen enjoying a book, sometimes for the 15th time.
The co-chief art critics for The New York Times on the most notable themes of the year.
