The Public Can Now Access the Statue of Liberty’s Crown, After Two and a Half Years (and 14 Flights of Stairs)
For the first time in more than two-and-a-half years, the Statue of Liberty is opening its crown to visitors, offering…
Meet Judy Schmidt, the ‘Citizen Scientist’ Turning Webb Telescope Data Into Stunning Images
NASA’s newly operational James Webb Space Telescope is continuing to beam back otherworldly images of the distant cosmos to earth—and…
Stocks close higher for fourth straight session ahead of key inflation report, Dow rises 200 points
21 Min Ago S&P 500 and Nasdaq put together first 4-day advance in 2+ months The S&P 500 rose Monday…
Editors’ Picks: 13 Events for Your Art Calendar This Week, From a Warhol Film Screening to a Party at the Museum of the City of New York
Each week, we search for the most exciting and thought-provoking shows, screenings, and events, both digitally and in-person in the…
Former Japanese PM Shinzo Abe shot at campaign event, in critical condition
Police officers at the scene where former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was shot during a campaign event in Nara,…
New York’s Famed Chelsea Hotel, a Longtime Home to Artists, Becomes the Star of the Show in a Documentary About Its History
In a way, it’s fitting that Dreaming Walls: Inside the Chelsea Hotel is less of a documentary film and more…
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…
‘A Journey to a Euphoric Encounter’: Visitors to James Turrell’s Latest ‘Skyspace’ Must Hike Up a Mountain in Colorado to See It
Light and Space artist James Turrell is unveiling his latest “Skyspace”—a series of chambers with ceilings that open up to…
The CDC is sending monkeypox vaccines to people at high risk in a race to prevent the spread
Test tubes labelled “Monkeypox virus positive and negative” are seen in this illustration taken May 23, 2022. Dado Ruvic |…
‘No One Should Have the Power to Kill Us All’: Artist Pedro Reyes Is Mounting a Global Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament
Visiting Frieze New York can feel like an escape from the dark realities of life in 2022—but artist Pedro Reyes…
To Honor Queen Elizabeth’s Platinum Jubilee, Sotheby’s Will Sell British Art and Show Historic Portraits in a Month-Long Program in London
Sotheby’s London is gearing up to mark Queen Elizabeth II’s platinum jubilee this June, honoring her 70 years on the…
In Pictures: See Beloved Author Beatrix Potter’s Magical Drawings From Nature as They Go on View in London
Nearly 80 years after her death, Beatrix Potter (1866–1943) remains among the world’s most beloved and popular children’s book authors,…
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…
What I Buy and Why: Miami Collector Ellie Hayworth on Supporting Small Galleries and Fairs, and the ‘Gut-Punch’ Joy of Discovering New Artists
When art consultant Ellie Hayworth went to ride out lockdown with her parents in Miami in March 2020, she had…
Frida Kahlo’s Descendants Say a New Immersive Exhibition Dedicated to Her Work Is Nothing Short of ‘Revolutionary’
Frida Kahlo‘s great grandniece, who worked for a year to help produce “Immersive Frida Kahlo,” the digitally animated light show based…