New York Times: Art & Design


04/09/2026 03:55 PM
MoMA Survey Shows How Marcel Duchamp Changed the Art Game
Marcel Duchamp flipped the notion of art’s value on its head. We need foundation-shaking badly today, our critic says, and a sweeping survey at MoMA is an arresting reminder.
04/10/2026 05:01 AM
The Sense of Touch at Billboard Scale
Ann Hamilton, known for conceptual art installations, embraces a new era with scanner photography at the Cleveland Museum — and finds a tactile tenderness.
04/09/2026 12:09 PM
Melissa Chiu Exits Hirshhorn Museum to Lead Guggenheim
Melissa Chiu is stepping down as director of the Hirshhorn Museum in Washington to lead the Guggenheim Museum in New York.
04/09/2026 12:56 PM
Getty Center in Los Angeles Is Closing for Year of Renovations
The art museum will close to the public in March 2027 to replace its aging tram system and modernize some galleries.
04/08/2026 12:44 PM
An Audacious $724 Million Building Reinvents LACMA
Two decades in the making, the David Geffen Galleries will offer an unconventional approach to art history and cement the director Michael Govan’s legacy.
04/09/2026 10:45 AM
Her Museum Was Surviving in Russia. Then the Threats Became Too Much.
Nailya Allakhverdiyeva tried compromising with the authorities so she could continue showing contemporary art. But the intimidation didn’t end.
04/08/2026 12:03 PM
Matisse Is a Crowd-Pleaser. Here’s What the Crowds Rarely Get to See
The Acquavella Galleries in Manhattan offer more than 50 works, many from private collections. The show caps a surge of exhibitions on the great painter.
04/07/2026 02:55 PM
Duchamp Made a Urinal Into Art in 1917. We’re Still Discussing It.
Marcel Duchamp changed the face of culture in the 20th century, and beyond, with an unconventional sculpture that challenged how we think of art.
04/07/2026 05:03 AM
How Duchamp Inspired These 4 Artists
Decades after his death, he continues to influence contemporary artists. Here are four — of many — who have riffed on his urinal sculpture “Fountain.”
04/09/2026 10:24 AM
Everything You Need to Know to Start a Garden
Everything you need to know to cultivate the green space of your dreams.
04/09/2026 05:02 AM
‘The Christophers’ Review: Fine Art, Frayed Artists
Ian McKellen and Michaela Coel are terrific in Steven Soderbergh’s sharp-eyed take on art and money.
04/08/2026 04:24 PM
Linda Dresner, Old-School Guru of Avant-Garde Fashion, Dies at 88
Her minimalist gallery-like store on Park Avenue was a destination for generations of moneyed New Yorkers and helped change the way clothing is sold.
04/07/2026 02:52 PM
Protests in Mexico Challenge Move of Frida Kahlo Trove to Spain
Officials scrambled to reassure Mexicans that a collection of esteemed artworks would return by 2028. A rarely-seen will may clarify the collector’s wishes.
04/07/2026 05:01 AM
A Brief History of 4 Urinals
Marcel Duchamp’s original “Fountain” sculpture vanished within days of its 1917 appearance. He later introduced these versions in response to demand.
04/04/2026 01:06 AM
Pedro Friedeberg, Whose Hand Chair Drew Outsize Attention, Dies at 90
Known for his hallucinatory canvases, he cemented his fame with a chair, shaped like a hand, that was both a work of art and a pop culture curio.
04/03/2026 05:00 AM
Seats Left Empty on Smithsonian Board as Strain With White House Persists
The terms of two governing members have expired, but their replacements have yet to be named as the institution faces President Trump’s effort to play a role in the selections.
04/03/2026 10:54 AM
‘Jimmy & the Demons’ Review
The impish but thoughtful James Grashow, his sculpture and his long marriage are the subjects of Cindy Meehl’s film.
04/02/2026 09:47 AM
The Age-Old Obsession With Living Forever
Biohackers like Bryan Johnson seem to want to live forever. What would that be like? A London exhibition offers some thoughts.
04/02/2026 05:01 AM
Gainsborough’s Powdered Wig Portraits Are Suddenly Hot in New York
The Frick gathers 25 works by the painter Thomas Gainsborough, a visual compendium of the social biggies in British society.
04/01/2026 05:08 PM
A Landscape Designer’s Favorite Gardening Tools
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