June 23, 2023

Charleston Museum Honors a Journey of Grief and Grace

The International African American Museum, in a former slave port, is about more than slavery. It’s about survival and resilience. In Charleston Harbor, where the initiating […]
April 16, 2023

Pharaonic Funkatizing at the Met Roof Garden

A monument has touched down on the Metropolitan Museum’s rooftop that a few decades ago I would never have dreamed of finding there: an architectural mothership […]
April 12, 2023

Met Gala 2023: Theme, Hosts and Everything You Should Know

From the theme to the dress code, from official hosts to likely guests: Here’s what we know so far about the party of the year. First […]
April 10, 2023

Met Museum Commissions Bring Contemporary Art Front and Center

With a new wing years away, the Met will highlight cutting-edge art with Nairy Baghramian on its facade and Jacolby Satterwhite in the Great Hall. For […]
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 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 9, 2023

Hip-Hop Fashion Pioneers Reminisce About Clothes That Shaped the Genre

A proud crowd of hip-hop style pioneers gathered at the Museum at F.I.T. on Tuesday night to toast the opening of a show that celebrates the […]
December 28, 2022

Machine Dazzle: How Many Ways Can You Say Fabulous?

It was movie night at the Museum of Arts & Design in Manhattan, and the costume designer Machine Dazzle was ready for his entrance. The selection […]
December 14, 2022

Artist or Artifice: Who Is Adam Himebauch?

Through a digital performance and gallery show, the painter meticulously creates the persona of an older, acclaimed artist. The hoax has kept the art crowd guessing. […]