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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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 …
Claudia Alarcón (standing at center) working with members of Silät producing a weaving. Photo Sergio Abraham When she was 12, Claudia Alarcón learned the yica stitch, which doubles as both a loop of yarn and a form of knowledge in the Wichí tradition. For generations, Wichí women in Argentina and Bolivia have taught their daughters …
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Sun Yitian. ©Yu Lu/Courtesy ELLE Artist Sun Yitian’s trajectory over the past decade has been fast and vertical. Her photorealist paintings of mass-produced consumer objects—an inflatable penguin, a Ken doll head, a pair of stiletto heels—sell for up to six figures. She’s unfazed by her market success, saying simply that she leaves those considerations to …
