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An artist's plan to install a Charlie Kirk monument in Times Square this fall is already drawing attention for all the wrong reasons. Meanwhile, the Trump administration has sharply scaled back two national monuments in Utah while promoting energy development in the

New York’s arts community is mourning dancer O’Shae Sibley, who was fatally stabbed outside a Brooklyn gas station after dancing and vogueing with friends. Police are investigating the killing as a possible biased incident, while friends and fellow artists remember Sibley as

Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio remains a magnetic and elusive figure, as a new documentary drama suggests. While Caravaggio (2025) offers an accessible look at his paintings and creative process, it also reinforces the mystery surrounding his personality.

Dmitriy Popov was sentenced to 20 years in prison for the fatal stabbing of Black gay dancer O'Shae Sibley at a Brooklyn gas station. Popov was convicted in June of manslaughter as a hate crime after a confrontation that began with homophobic

A bronze memorial to Palestinian-American poet and civil rights leader Alex Odeh has found new life as artist Jon Rubin sends its stolen dove on a participatory world tour. The project is intended to renew attention to Odeh’s legacy, anti-Arab violence, and

Revisit a rare Eva Hesse interview recorded just weeks before the post-Minimalist sculptor’s death in May 1970. The archived conversation offers a brief but valuable glimpse into her thinking near the end of her life.

Ed Woodham discusses public art, Pride, and the politics of resistance in a candid new interview with Hakim Bishara. The issue also highlights The Dog’s Gaze, a new book exploring the history of dogs in art through works by Renoir, Carpaccio, and

Judge Christopher Cooper has called on the Trump administration for an explanation regarding the tarp obscuring the Kennedy Center's facade. The administration faces a deadline to address concerns from stakeholders, including the center's board and the public.

A new statue of Christopher Columbus has been installed near the White House, replicating a previously dismantled Baltimore monument. In New York, a Paul Klee exhibit lacks its key piece due to geopolitical issues, while a Houston exhibition challenges perceptions of AI

A newly uncovered shrine in Pompeii’s so-called “Blue Room” was adorned with rare Egyptian blue pigment, which researchers say was extraordinarily expensive. Though modest in size, the space reveals the immense wealth of the villa’s former owners.