Some art museums overawe with the sweep of their collections. Others thrill with a few perfectly placed masterworks. The best of them embody their cities’ ambitions and fulfill an ideal: that anyone ...

This expansive genre includes any title with a bearing on the multifaceted art world — from Audrey Flack’s memoir to Caitlin Cass’s Suffrage Song. I first encountered an artwork by Audrey Flack in ...

In the nation’s capital, as well as around the country and internationally, ambitious curators backed by dynamic institutions staged exhibitions that transformed our idea of art, both contemporary and ...

The drowsy partygoer in Ramon Casas's "Decadent young woman. After the dance" (1899) enjoying a selection of contemporary art books (edit Shari Flores/Hyperallergic) Amid the devastation, delight, and ...

Beloved around the world, art museums showcase the best aspirations of humanity. They offer space for relaxation, contemplation, connection and inspiration—leading us to reach for our best selves.

The art world moved forward with glowing renovations to some of New York City’s cultural jewels, as well as sweeping surveys of ballroom queens, Indigenous artists and more. By Holland Cotter It was a ...