Sacha Baron Cohen’s Fake Conspiracy Site Is Fully Post-Parody
The first episode of Sacha Baron Cohen’s new show Who Is America? hit Showtime over the weekend, and it makes…
Pussy Riot Members Get 15 Days in Jail and a 3-Year Ban From Sporting Events After Protesting at the World Cup Final
After a high-profile protest on the field of the World Cup final in Moscow on Sunday, four members of punk…
Who Said Art Was Fun? This Year’s Liverpool Biennial Is a Tearjerking Journey Through Europe’s Dark, Violent Past
An overwhelming spirit of retrospection—rather than nostalgia—permeates the 10th edition of the Liverpool Biennial, the UK’s largest visual art festival.…
Life at the frontier
Though down from the record-high numbers of previous years, migrants are continuing to make the perilous voyage across the Mediterranean…
Just in Time for Outrage Over Russia, the ‘Trump Baby’ Protest Blimp Is Coming to America
The Trump Baby balloon—already infamous from its maiden flight over London’s Parliament Square last week during President Donald Trump’s visit—is…
Editors’ Picks: 17 Things Not to Miss in New York’s Art World This Week
Each week, we search New York City for the most exciting and thought-provoking shows, screenings, and events. See them below.…
‘We Can All Be in Different Worlds’: Ralph Rugoff’s Venice Biennale Will Respond to the Rise of Fake News
Ralph Rugoff, the artistic director of the 58th Venice Biennale, has revealed the title for his marquee exhibition due to…
A Petition Calling on MoMA PS1 to Change Its ‘Discriminatory Policies’ Against Mothers Gains 18,000 Signatures
New York’s MoMA PS1 has come under fire in recent weeks since curator Nikki Columbus claimed that the museum withdrew…
Behold the Technicolor Playground That Is teamLab’s New Digital Art Museum
The pioneering interdisciplinary art collective teamLab has opened the world’s first digital art museum in Tokyo. Called the Mori Building Digital…
The old guideposts matter on new terrain
The View from the 14th District Lucy Herschel | My next U.S. Congress representative is most likely going to be…
Have They Found Alexander the Great’s Tomb? Speculation Runs Rampant Over a Newly Discovered Sarcophagus in Egypt
Archaeologists have ignited the world’s imagination with the discovery of a large granite sarcophagus in Egypt. The find is especially…
18 Art Institutes Across the US Will Close by Year’s End Due to Declining Enrollment
Art students around the country are reeling in the face of recent news that their schools, part of the Art…
See Highlights From the Wildly Ambitious, Just-Opened FRONT International Triennial in Cleveland
The FRONT International is nothing if not ambitious. Fred Bidwell, the Cleveland-based collector, philanthropist, and initial engine of the new…
The Visual Arts Arm of the Talent Agency UTA Moves Into a New Ai Weiwei-Designed Space in Beverly Hills
Just two years ago, the visual arts arm of United Talent Agency, UTA Fine Arts, opened its first exhibition space…