New York Times: Art & Design


04/29/2026 03:52 PM
With ‘Sister Dreamer’ Park, Lauren Halsey Brings Her Heroes Home
The artist’s installation in South Central Los Angeles elevates familiar faces in the neighborhood with monuments of stone.
04/25/2026 04:14 PM
$100 Million Award Made in Suit Over Unlicensed Robert Indiana Art
A New York jury found that an art publisher who made works derived from Indiana’s images had infringed on the rights of a company that had been the artist’s partner.
04/24/2026 02:22 PM
$450 Million Worth of Newhouse Trophies Come to Christie’s
A special May evening sale will feature 16 artworks from the museum-quality collection of the Condé Nast chief S.I. Newhouse Jr.
04/24/2026 05:42 PM
Student Contest Based on Trump’s Garden of Heroes Downplays Darker History
Guidelines for the art contest, sponsored by the group Freedom 250, include material about abolitionists and civil rights leaders, but little mention of what they fought against.
04/24/2026 01:58 PM
How a Museum Doubled Its Attendance in Just One Year
The Museum of the Moving Image in Queens, long a home for cinephiles, found success, and new visitors, by repositioning itself as a community hub.
04/25/2026 05:02 AM
First-Timers Try Rooftop Roller Skating at a Children’s Museum
The Brooklyn Children’s Museum has reimagined a beloved and bygone local rink for its “Empire Skate of Mind” events. Neighborhood kids, many skating for the first time, are lacing up.
04/24/2026 12:05 PM
The Nerve Center of This Art Fair Isn’t Painting. It’s Couture.
The Independent fair will push boundaries, featuring designs by Rei Kawakubo and Comme des Garçons that blur the line between fashion and sculpture.
04/24/2026 06:34 AM
This ‘Sustainable’ Island Is Venice’s Newest Art Oasis
Patrizia Sandretto Re Rebaudengo has turned a former gunpowder store into a showcase for her contemporary art collection.
04/21/2026 05:02 AM
For Italy’s Art Pioneer, a New Bronze Age
Giuseppe Penone, veteran of the Arte Povera movement, with his curator Adam Weinberg, former director of the Whitney, are recasting the natural world for a show at Gagosian.
04/23/2026 09:49 AM
Inside LACMA’s Eye-Popping New Home, How Do You Find the Art?
Our critic calls the David Geffen Galleries “a beacon of glam with brains.” As a space to show art, it has problems. The Latino art is a revelation (if you can navigate the maze).
04/24/2026 05:25 PM
Art Gallery Shows to See in April
This week in Newly Reviewed, Seph Rodney covers the Metcalf Chateau, Chester Higgins’s evanescent majesty, and paintings that pour onto the walls and floor.
04/29/2026 05:34 PM
Nine Artists on the Gardens They’ll Never Forget
Hiroshi Sugimoto, Irene Neuwirth, Umberto Pasti and others share their impressions of mesmerizing plots all over the world.
04/29/2026 04:06 PM
Unexpected Mother’s Day Gift Ideas
Blossom-filled books, welcoming bird houses and more recommendations from T Magazine.
04/29/2026 03:16 PM
U.S. and Italy Honor Alliance to Curb Art Looting, Amid Broader Tensions
Standing near dozens of repatriated artifacts, officials from the countries celebrated efforts that have led to the return of thousands of artworks to Italy.
04/29/2026 05:08 AM
A Curator Died Suddenly. Could the Venice Biennale Be Saved?
Koyo Kouoh, who died of cancer at 57, was just months into her dream job overseeing the Venice Biennale’s centerpiece exhibition. But she left a plan that her assistants have tried to realize.
04/26/2026 09:37 AM
The World According to Aldwyth
In paint, bricolage and collage, she explored the history of art, ideas and the human species.
04/27/2026 10:45 PM
Aldwyth, Ascetic Whose Artwork Reordered the World, Dies at 90
Holding to an austere lifestyle on a South Carolina island, she made collages and Joseph Cornell-like contraptions that told stories about art history and her place in it, and outside of it.
04/23/2026 12:11 PM
Meet the Turner Prize 2026 Nominees
This year’s shortlist for the major British art award includes an artist who stages spoken-word performances and another who makes art using oil company merch bought off eBay.
04/22/2026 08:52 PM
The Best Planter Pots for Your Indoor Garden, at a Range of Prices
When it comes to freshening up a space, these pots pull their weight.
04/22/2026 10:42 AM
In Central Java, an Eco-Resort Aims to Build Sustainability Through Creativity
When an Indonesian and Australian couple bought Yabbiekayu, their first visitors were foreigners. Now, they aim to be part of a “cultural awakening” in the region.