Museums

Representation of the zodiac sign Sagittarius (all photos by Ahmed Emam, courtesy of the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities) Archaeologists have resurfaced a complete series of the zodiac painted almost …

Chante, goddess, of the wrath of John Wick, widow of Helen and defender of canines. Like Homer’s famous first line Iliad, who starts with a request to the muse of …

A movement in all directions: the legacies of the great migration at the Brooklyn Museum brings together 12 contemporary artists to reflect on the complex impact of this period on …

Soo Kim, “(The Grainy Sound of Water)” (2023), hand-cut archival pigment print, 65 x 49 x 2.5 inches (all images courtesy of the artist and Anat Ebgi, Los Angeles, photos …

Spotted: This side of Fifth Avenue is dotted with huge paint drip stickers, realistically rendered in the artist’s brushstrokes, touching the feet of everyone who passes by. The artist is …

Photographer Kwame Brathwaite has died aged 85, his son Kwame Samori Brathwaite Jr. advertised on social media yesterday April 2. Brathwaite, who drew heavily on the teachings and writings of …

Sir Joshua Reynolds, “Portrait of Omai” (c. 1776) (image courtesy of owner) The National Portrait Gallery (NPG) in London and the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles co-owner “Portrait …

April 1 was no joke for Ultima Generazione (UG), a group of Italian climate activists who staged a joint protest in Rome and Ancona that morning. Members of the group …

Francisco de Goya y Lucientes, “The Duchess of Alba” (1797), oil on canvas. On loan from the Hispanic Society of America, New York, NY (image courtesy of the Royal Academy …

The British Museum has dug heels over its decision not to repatriate the Parthenon Marbles, adding insult to injury by a recent proposal to offer Greece an ‘exclusive NFT’ of …