Honoring Yervant Gianikian, Valerie Brathwaite, and Jerry Moriarty
July 20, 2026
This week’s In Memoriam column pays tribute to several notable figures in art, media, and cultural life, including Yervant Gianikian, Valerie Brathwaite, and Jerry
Manhattan DA Returns Three Antiquities to Mexico
July 20, 2026
The Manhattan District Attorney’s office has returned three antiquities to Mexico, including a ceramic Nayarit sculpture formerly held by the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Pat Oleszko Takes Home $100,000 Whitney Biennial Award
July 20, 2026
Pat Oleszko has received the 2026 Bucksbaum Award, a $100,000 Whitney Museum of American Art prize recognizing a Biennial artist with a singular blend
Sergio Furnari’s Charlie Kirk Memorial Proposal Draws Online Backlash
July 20, 2026
Sergio Furnari’s plan to unveil a Charlie Kirk memorial in Times Square has sparked a wave of online trolling, threats, and debate over free
Planned Charlie Kirk Statue Draws Online Mockery
July 20, 2026
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,
Inside the Studio of Patrick Guetta
July 20, 2026
In the 346th installment of A View From the Easel, Patrick Guetta discusses a studio that has grown from an empty space into a
Zendaya’s Earrings Expose a Larger Ethical Crisis
July 20, 2026
Zendaya faced backlash after wearing 3,000-year-old Iranian gold discs turned into earrings at a London photocall for Christopher Nolan's forthcoming The Odyssey. The controversy
Dancer O’Shae Sibley Fatally Stabbed After Vogueing at Brooklyn Gas Station
July 20, 2026
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.