Adrien Brody beside one of his paintings at the amfAR Cannes Gala in May. Photo Dave Benett/amfAR/Getty Images for amfAR Adrien Brody has received due attention for his acting abilities: his Oscar-winning performance in last year’s film The Brutalist is the kind of work most actors would be lucky to pull off once in their …
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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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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 …
Palace of Versailles, Versailles, France Luc Castel/Getty Images. In 1607 the future Louis XIII was brought to the French countryside around the town of Versailles for his first hunt, and just like his father, Henri IV, he loved it—so much so that in 1621, after rising to the throne, he had a small hunting lodge …
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Pablo Picasso, Guernica, 1937 Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofia, Madrid. Artwork copyright © 2025 Estate of Pablo Picasso/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Photo: Erich Lessing/Art Resource, New York. Pablo Picasso was something of a latecomer to political activism, having embraced it only after reaching his 50s. Prior to that, his sole dedication …
Michelangelo, David, 1501–1504, Galleria dell’Accademia, Florence, Italy Paolo Lo Debole/Getty Images. Calling Michelangelo’s David iconic is something of an understatement: A monument of art history both literally and figuratively, it is undoubtedly the world’s most famous sculpture—and, with a height of nearly 14 feet and a weight of more than six tons, impossible to ignore. …
Installation view of “Rasquachismo: 35 Years of a Chicano Sensibility,” 2024–25, at McNay Art Museum, San Antonio. Photo Jacklyn Velez/Courtesy the McNay Art Museum Most people probably think of San Antonio as the “home of the Alamo,” and while the city may be the birthplace of a certain Texan imaginary, it’s also given rise to …
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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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The scene at NADA New York 2025 on Wednesday, May 7. Kevin Czopek/BFA.com The New Art Dealers Alliance opened its 11th edition of NADA New York on Wednesday, a very busy day that also saw the start of Frieze. Those are but two of the many fairs packed into a single week, meaning that collectors, arts professionals, …
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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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