Can My Identity be Stolen from My Birth Certificate?
For most U.S. citizens, an official birth certificate may be the most critical document to have in their possession. Birth…
Elon Musk’s Ex-Girlfriend Just Auctioned $165,000 Worth of Intimate Mementos From the Tesla CEO
A collection of photos and memorabilia from Elon Musk’s college years sold for $165,000 at Boston’s RR Auction. The objects…
In a Series of Behavioral Experiments, Viewers Preferred Works by Women Artists—But Assumed Works by Men Were More Famous and Valuable
Does gender bias affect our opinions about work made by male and female artists? According to a new study, people…
See the Incredible, Recently Rediscovered Photographs a Young Woman Took During a Trip to Postwar South Korea: ‘These Places Are Gone’
A recently rediscovered trove of historical photographs of South Korea in the mid-1950s has offered a stunning time capsule of…
Editors’ Picks: 11 Events for Your Art Calendar This Week, From Andy Warhol’s ‘Chelsea Girls’ to Kesh’s Verdant Videos in Times Square
Each week, we search for the most exciting and thought-provoking shows, screenings, and events, both digitally and in-person in the…
What Were the Women in Egon Schiele’s Steamy Portraits Thinking? Novelist Sophie Haydock on How She Brought the Artist’s Muses to Life
Though he died at just 28 from the Spanish Flu in 1918, Egon Schiele remains an enduring figure in art…
‘It’s Important to Leave Something for the People of Venice’: Why Artist Bosco Sodi Is Letting Locals Take His Biennale Art Home
When the Venice Biennale closes in November, artworks from hundreds of artists will be packed up and shipped back to…
In a Reversal, the San Francisco School Board Has Opted Not to Remove a Controversial George Washington Mural From a High School
The San Francisco school board has reversed a controversial decision to remove a historic fresco series of the life of…
Editors’ Picks: 13 Events for Your Art Calendar This Week, From Paola Pivi’s Immersive Denim Tunnel to a Fountain Sculpture at Rock Center
Each week, we search for the most exciting and thought-provoking shows, screenings, and events, both digitally and in-person in the…
New York’s Last Payphone Kiosk, Removed from Midtown Last Month, Has Officially Become a Museum Artifact
Last month, New York City removed its last payphone kiosk, a relic of an analog age that in 2022 is…
Editors’ Picks: 13 Events for Your Art Calendar This Week, From a Film About the Chelsea Hotel to a Show Celebrating Britney Spears
Each week, we search for the most exciting and thought-provoking shows, screenings, and events, both digitally and in-person in the…
Diseases suppressed during Covid are coming back in new and peculiar ways
Dowell | Moment | Getty Images The Covid-19 pandemic has abated in much of the world and, with it, many…
‘A Dazzling and Powerful Force for Good and Change’: Friends and Colleagues Remember the Late Artist and Feminist Trailblazer Paula Rego
Paula Rego, the painter, sculptor, and feminist force, died at her home in North London today, June 8. She was…
Artist Michelle Hartney Is Enlisting the Public to Embroider Messages From Women Pleading for Help With Unwanted Pregnancies
At a time when the U.S. Supreme Court is poised to overturn Roe v. Wade and take a giant step…
Here’s Your Go-To Guide to All the Art Fairs Taking Place During Frieze New York 2022
Yes, we just did an art fair week in New York—the inaugural “New York Art Week,” no less. But for…
24 Shows to See in Venice Beyond the Biennale, From Stanley Whitney’s Italian Paintings to a Major Survey of Marlene Dumas
Art lovers making a pilgrimage to Venice for the delayed opening of the 59th Venice Biennial will have packed dance…
See Jean-Michel Basquiat’s Boyhood Home, New York Studio, and Unseen Artworks in a Blockbuster Show Curated by His Family
Since his death at just 27 from a drug overdose in 1988, Jean-Michel Basquiat has become a legendary figure, immortalized…
In Pictures: The Estate of J.R.R. Tolkein Publishes Rarely Seen Drawings From ‘The Lord of the Rings’ and Other Books
The estate of renown author J.R.R. Tolkien has released a new website featuring artworks, some previously unseen, by the author of The Hobbit and…