March 30, 2023

Ryder Ripps Is Calling Out Kanye West and Bored Ape Yacht Club for Antisemitism.

Over his 15-year career, the artist and creative director Ryder Ripps has built websites for the likes of Kanye West, who is now known as Ye, […]
March 29, 2023

A Silversmith Who ‘Wields That Hammer Like a Magic Wand’

With thousands of strikes from tools of various sizes, Ndidi Ekubia shapes highly textured yet functional cups, bowls and vases. MANCHESTER, England — The intricate details […]
March 16, 2023

Kehinde Wiley’s New Exhibition Is a Chapel of Mourning

“An Archaeology of Silence” opens in San Francisco after a string of police killings of Black men. It offers a respite room to those needing a […]
February 24, 2023

Tina Barney: The Photographer’s Origin Story

Tina Barney was home alone in Watch Hill, R.I., during 2020 and needed a Covid quarantine project. While many were cleaning their closets, the acclaimed photographer […]
February 20, 2023

An Art Show That Asks, ‘Why Is Everyone Breaking Up Right Now?’

Where do broken hearts go on Valentine’s Day? Or any day for that matter? While romantics across the city were presumably holding hands over small bistro […]
February 14, 2023

Parting Is Such Sweet Spectacle: A Collector Sells His Hirst, Koons and Calder

In an unusual midseason, single-owner auction at Christie’s on March 9, Adam Lindemann is purging some of his prizes. The traditional reasons for an auction are […]
February 14, 2023

When a Visit to the Museum Becomes an Ethical Dilemma

Western museums are major tourist attractions, drawing travelers from around the world. But what responsibility do we bear as spectators for patronizing institutions that display what […]
February 13, 2023

A Vehicle for Social Justice, Bound for the Frieze Art Fair

Ruben Ochoa is using his family’s old tortilla delivery van to highlight the harassment endured by Los Angeles street vendors. LOS ANGELES — This beige 1985 […]
January 18, 2023

Is That Watch Made of Cardboard?

Using humble materials, Gabe Lau, a Hong Kong artist, makes his own versions of high-end Swiss timepieces to have “a bit more fun.” HONG KONG — […]
January 13, 2023

Turning Trash Into Poetry

Ser Serpas, a young artist known for kinetic arrangements of discarded furniture, opens up about her expressive way of processing the used world. PARIS — Compared […]