New York Times: Art & Design


07/24/2026 05:00 AM
The Artist Matthew Taylor Is Helping Trump Reshape Washington
Matthew Taylor, a conceptual artist and political strategist, made influential ads and documentaries produced by Steve Bannon. Now he’s assisting the White House.
07/22/2026 01:05 PM
He’s the Last Great Land Artist You’ve Never Heard Of
Charles Ross spent 50 years building “Star Axis,” a naked-eye observatory in New Mexico. Now his masterwork is ready. How to share it with a changed world?
07/25/2026 09:38 AM
Trump Orders Warnings Placed at ‘Inaccurate’ Smithsonian History Museum
President Trump said the signage at the National Museum of American History would correct what a disputed White House report described as “extreme political activism.”
07/24/2026 05:02 AM
Upstairs, Downstairs at Trent Park, a House Full of Spies
A new museum reveals how Britain’s intelligence secretly wiretapped Nazi commanders in a stately London mansion — and how a team of German Jewish refugees helped turn the tide of World War II.
07/24/2026 05:00 AM
How a Romare Bearden Masterpiece Inspired August Wilson
An August Wilson classic wouldn’t exist without a Romare Bearden masterpiece. Here’s how the two are intertwined.
07/23/2026 04:36 AM
Fire Ravaged the Glasgow School of Art. It May Cost Too Much to Restore It.
Designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh, the Glasgow School of Art is one of Britain’s most famous buildings. The school says it can’t undertake a planned “faithful restoration” alone.
07/23/2026 05:01 AM
Women of a Certain Swagger, and Their Art Visions
The Jewish Museum highlights unsung textile, ceramic and fashion designers at the renowned Wiener Werkstätte — the Vienna Workshops — of the early 20th century.
07/23/2026 05:03 AM
She Championed Pollock and Rothko. Now Her Art Is on the Museum Walls.
Betty Parsons, who showed the “great big shots” in her gallery starting in the 1940s, is the focus of a survey at Bard College, designed by the artist Amy Sillman.
07/24/2026 09:31 AM
In Artwork Across the Ages, Odysseus’ Myth Keeps Entrancing Audiences
Loved Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey”? Find more images inspired by Homer’s epic poem at these U.S. museums.
07/22/2026 12:17 PM
Tate Museums Taps Leader of Dia Art Foundation as Next Director
After leading the Dia Art Foundation for over a decade, Jessica Morgan is returning to London to run Tate at a challenging time for the renowned group of art museums.
07/21/2026 05:01 AM
When Listening to Music Was a Team Sport
An exhibition at the Cooper Hewitt celebrates the glorious machines that gave us the soundtracks of our lives before streaming sites shoved them toward obsolescence.
07/21/2026 04:54 PM
My 5 Favorite Places for Art in Venice
Our critic Jason Farago shares what you shouldn’t miss in a city full of secrets and surprises.
07/17/2026 08:02 AM
A Spectacular Theodore Roosevelt Library Deep in the Badlands
An inventive $450 million center devoted to Roosevelt, who died in 1919, blends in with the natural beauty of North Dakota and celebrates conservation.
07/23/2026 05:26 PM
Art Gallery Shows to See in July
This week in Newly Reviewed, Dawn Chan covers Shani Strand’s vengeful, playful energy, Ellen Pau’s despair and Pauline-Rose Dumas’s altered perspective.
07/26/2026 05:01 AM
You’ll Want to Raise Her Glass
Sophie Lou Jacobsen’s colorful, rippling glassware designs look great on Instagram. Lately, she’s craving something else.
07/21/2026 04:35 PM
G.O.P. Lawmakers Join White House in Challenging a Smithsonian Museum
A House subcommittee questioned the director of the National Museum of American History after a scathing White House report characterized it as insufficiently patriotic.
07/21/2026 01:20 PM
Europe Cancels Venice Biennale Funding Over Russia’s Return
The European authorities had warned the organizers of the major art show for months that they would lose funding if Russia took part.
07/20/2026 03:46 PM
White House Adds Jefferson Statue to the Rose Garden
The statue, which depicts the third president drafting the Declaration of Independence, joins those of Washington, Franklin and Hamilton.
07/20/2026 01:57 PM
Dave Dawson, Co-Founder of Bespoke Lighting Company Urban Electric, Dies at 53
He and his wife knew nothing about the business when they decided to produce lighting in Charleston, S.C. Their company became a beacon of American manufacturing.
07/17/2026 10:10 AM
The Burning, Bleeding, Breathing Art of Ana Mendieta
A Tate Modern survey of the artist’s lifetime of work sidesteps chronology to focus on her engagement with nature. But does that give us the whole picture?