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CreditDana Golan for The New York Times Jewish Heirs Sue the Met, Saying a van Gogh It Sold Was Nazi Loot
The museum says it had no idea at the time, but the heirs say the Met curator who bought and sold the work, a former U.S. Army specialist on looting, should have known better.
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Creditvia Basil & Elise Goulandris Foundation How Lunar Photography Brought the Heavens Down to Earth
The pictures taken by the Apollo astronauts are astonishing — not only as scientific records, but also as works of art. Our critic Jason Farago shows you why.
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CreditNASA Anish Kapoor Isn’t Done Reflecting
On the eve of his show at the Jewish Museum the artist looks back on his delicate earliest art, and reveals why terror plays a vital role in his latest.
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Museum’s Treasures to Be Sold as Founder Faces $50 Million Legal Bill
Prized pieces held by the Okada Museum of Art in Japan are being auctioned to settle a $50 million legal bill owed by the museum’s “Pachinko King” founder.
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Creditvia Sothebys Manet and Morisot, Soul Mates in Modernity
A new exhibition at the Legion of Honor in San Francisco captures the creative spark between two avant-garde 19th-century painters, Édouard Manet and Berthe Morisot.
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CreditMusée d'Orsay and RMN-Grand Palais/Art Resource, NY Critic’s PickIn L.A., a Loss of Nerve at the Hammer, but Art Hits in the Galleries
While “Made in L.A. 2025” falters, the city’s local art scene is thriving, with an abundance of smart new shows in commercial spaces.
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Creditvia Hammer Museum, Los Angeles; Photo by Jeff McLane Art ReviewA Paris Art Event So Exclusive That Breaking Into the Louvre Might Be Easier
A “pre-preview” of Art Basel Paris this week drew some of the world’s wealthiest art collectors. Dealers were hoping to shed some of the recent gloom that the art market has faced.
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CreditDmitry Kostyukov for The New York Times What to See in Galleries in October
This week in Newly Reviewed, Martha Schwendener covers Lamar Peterson’s complicated sunshine, Andrew Woolbright’s transforming atelier and Graciela Iturbide’s prescience.
By Martha SchwendenerYinka ElujobaTravis Diehl and
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His Wampum Creations Help Keep a Centuries-Old Craft Alive
Ken Maracle, a member of the Cayuga Nation, has remade more than 50 historic belts that Indigenous nations used in the negotiation and confirmation of agreements.
By Alec Scott and Tony Cenicola
The Odd History of the Rowhouse at the Center of the N.B.A. Betting Scandal
The Greenwich Village building has been home to celebrities like John Philip Sousa and Kylie Jenner — and, according to prosecutors, Mafia-controlled poker games.
By Rachel Wharton
Keeping Yorgos Lanthimos Movie Posters Weird
The designer Vasilis Marmatakis has created posters for the director’s films that are often as enigmatic as the movies themselves.
By Carlos Aguilar
6 Podcasts About Making and Appreciating Art
These shows seek to decode and democratize art, providing expert insight into art history and practical tips on cultivating an artistic habit of your own.
By Emma Dibdin
36 Hours36 Hours in Miami
Wake up with Cuban coffee, zoom on a personal watercraft or just stretch out on white sand, and dance salsa until late.
By Scott McIntyre
For Robbers Like the Louvre Thieves, Bright Vests Actually Help Them Hide
Given the ubiquity of neon-colored safety jackets, criminals are using them to carry out crimes in plain sight.
By Alex Marshall
At Art Basel Paris, Experimentalists and Their Big Ideas Are Celebrated
Three presentations at this year’s fair will focus on experimental discovery, radical redefinition and an expansion of the mind.
By Dale Berning Sawa
In Paris, More Restaurants Are Combining Cultures and Flavors
“Third culture kids” have taken recipes and unique tastes from their childhoods to create a new kind of fusion food that is more cohesive.
By Christy Choi and Joann Pai
In a Champagne Cave Near Paris, an Art Installation Asks Big Questions
Julian Charrière made his name creating art inspired by — and interrogating — nature. Now, his new water and sound installation is open to underground adventurers in Reims.
By Nazanin Lankarani
From a Tokyo Side Street, a Gallery Wins by Refusing to Compete
Misako & Rosen’s small space in the off-the-beaten-path Otsuka neighborhood proves ambition can stay local — and still make it to Art Basel Paris.
By Vivian Morelli
The Louvre’s Attraction Is Its History. That’s Also Its Weakness.
The brazen robbery on Sunday has put a spotlight on security protocols in the sprawling museum, which have been tested over the years by break-ins and thefts.
By Elaine Sciolino
Terry Farrell, Whose Buildings Embodied Late 20th-Century Extremes, Dies at 87
His architecture swung from austere to whimsical, with conspicuous projects like the sprawling headquarters of the British intelligence service MI6.
By Julie Lasky
Architects Urged a Review of Trump’s Ballroom. Cue the Demolition Crew.
Architects were surprised by the scale and speed of the project, but the president is moving forward with his plans for a ballroom at the White House.
By Zachary Small and Ashley Wu
At 95, Lee ShinJa Weaves Artistic Exploration into Legacy
The South Korean textile artist’s work will be on display at Art Basel Paris at a booth by the New York gallerist Tina Kim.
By Lauren Gallow
In Paris, a Kandinsky Exhibition That Lets You Hear the Paintings
A new exhibition in Paris helps visitors step into the modernist master’s sonically inspired world.
By A.J. Goldmann
The Art Prodigies of the Nirvana Era Look Back on the ’90s
Next year, Tate Britain will hold a splashy show on the end of the 20th century. A series of conversations at Art Basel Paris give a window onto the era — and the show ahead.
By Nina Siegal
Proust Manuscripts, Recently Unveiled, Bring Back Memories in Paris
A huge cache of documents, which includes drafts of the famed madeleine passage, is for sale. France’s National Library is raising money to buy it.
By Elaine Sciolino
For Today’s Paris Visitors, the Era of the Lost Generation Still Resonates
The presence of Hemingway, Stein, Joyce, Picasso, Dalí, Man Ray and other influencers of the 1920s are still being felt — and appreciated — by tourists and locals.
By David Belcher
Trucks, Gowns, Imperial Portraits: Eight Shows to See in Paris
An array of paintings, as well as textiles, films and handblown glass, will be on display across the French capital this month, while Art Basel Paris is on.
By Farah Nayeri
Where Private Fortunes Treat the Public to Sumptuous Art
In Paris, the Cartier and Vuitton foundations and the Pinault Collection are all presenting major exhibitions running at the same time as Art Basel.
By Ted Loos
An American Painter Who Honors His Heritage Shows in Paris
Works by Patrick Eugène, whose family is from Haiti, will be on display at the Mariane Ibrahim Gallery during Art Basel Paris.
By Tariro Mzezewa
Two Artists, One Living and One Dead, Meet in a Paris Museum
Over a decade ago, Nate Lowman stumbled upon the museum honoring the Romantic painter Eugène Delacroix. Now, he is showing his own work there.
By Alix Strauss
Paris Celebrates Art, but Without Its Global Hub in the City’s Center
The Pompidou Center will remain closed until 2030, and professionals said there was no substitute. But its art will still be shown, and there are other cultural opportunities.
By Farah Nayeri
This Dollhouse Is No Child’s Play
Peering into one of the most popular exhibits at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam is like looking back in time to the Dutch Golden Age.
By Nina Siegal and Ilvy Njiokiktjien
The Jewish Museum Highlights Its Holdings With New Spaces
After reconfiguring and rethinking two floors of its Fifth Avenue mansion, the museum reopens them to the public.
By Robin Pogrebin
Met Awards 2026 Facade Commission to Chinese Artist Liu Wei
It’s the first time in nearly 20 years that the museum has asked an artist from mainland China to create artwork for its building.
By Zachary Small
Critic’s PickFallen Confederate Statues Take Center Stage in the Year’s Boldest Show
“Monuments,” a group exhibition in Los Angeles, led by Kara Walker, places contemporary art face to face with statuary removed in the last decade.
By Jason Farago
See What Was Taken in the Louvre Heist
The stolen items, valued at about $102 million, include glittering royal tiaras, necklaces and earrings.
By Alex Marshall
In Just 7 Brazen Minutes, Thieves Grab ‘Priceless’ Jewels From Louvre
The robbers employed a portable electric ladder to break into a second-floor wing of the Paris museum that holds the French crown jewels.
By Catherine Porter and Aurelien Breeden
Performance Art Wasn’t on Their Radar. But, ‘What if’?
RoseLee Goldberg of New York’s Performa has long encouraged visual artists to take the leap of translating their ideas into real time and space.
By Hilarie M. Sheets
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