Artists

At 98, Thaddeus Mosley Is Still Building His Forest of Wood Sculptures

Thaddeus Mosley. Photo Jason Schmidt Thaddeus Mosley’s wood sculptures weigh hundreds of pounds and typically rise high into the air, soaring far above the 98-year-old artist, who stands just 5 feet and 3 inches tall. But despite the gigantic size and monumental weight of his sculptures, Mosley approaches his elegant creations with ease, nimbly picking …

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MoMA PS1 Chief Curator Ruba Katrib Talks ‘The Gatherers’ Exhibition and What Art Can and Can’t Do

Ruba Katrib Courtesy MoMA PS1/Photo Diana Pfammatter Editor’s Note: This story is part of Newsmakers, a series where we interview the movers and shakers who are making change in the art world. In late April, MoMA PS1 opened its marquee exhibition for the season, “The Gatherers,” a sweeping group show that considers the psychic and material “burdens” of …

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MoMA Curator Jodi Hauptman on Never-Before-Seen Hilma af Klint Botanical Drawings

Hilma af Klint: Luzula campestris (Field Woodrush), Viola hirta (Hairy Violet), Viola odorata (Sweet Violet), Chrysospleniumalternifolium (Alternate-Leaf Golden Saxifrage), Equisetumarvense (Field Horsetail), Caltha palustris (Marsh Marigold), Ranunculus ficaria (Fig Buttercup), Carex sp. (Sedge), sheet 4 from the portfolio Nature Studies, 1919, watercolor, pencil, and ink on paper, 19 5/8 by 10 9/16 inches. Courtesy the …

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Black Dandyism, the 2025 Met Gala’s Theme, Has Its Roots in 18th-Century Painting

Installation view of “Superfine: Tailoring Black Style,” 2025, at Costume Institute, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Photo Timothy A. Clary/AFP via Getty Images A young Black boy, wearing deep red livery with gold trimming, a gold earring, and red-and-white turban secured with a jeweled brooch, stares out at the viewer. Standing before a ship …

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M+ Throws Everything at the Wall for ‘Picasso in Asia’ Exhibition, And Only Some of It Sticks

In the final section of “Picasso in Asia—A Conversation,” museumgoers can watch the short documentary “Visite à Picasso” and follow along with his painting process on accompanying screens. Lok Cheng/Courtesy M+ Museum, Hong Kong Just two years ago, to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Picasso’s death, dozens of museums across the globe put on shows …

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