But what was the payout? A critic survives the four-season journey to the premium art fair in Hong Kong, Basel, Paris and now Miami Beach. Here are his takeaways. By Jason Farago Our critic at large ...

Joyce Pensato Institute of Contemporary Art Miami, 2 December-15 March 2026 The painter Joyce Pensato (1941-2019) made her name through a daring fusion: rendering the type of mass-media imagery ...

Our relationship with microbes has always been complicated. We fear them as “germs,” the organisms behind disease, yet embrace them for their role in the food web and for producing fermented food ...

Artistic styles exist only in retrospect. While many of their defining characteristics are formulated in manifestos by pioneering artists, a style can’t be fully understood until it has become a thing ...

“Geopolitical tensions, economic volatility and trade fragmentation” drove the market down, according to the Art Basel and UBS Global Art Market Report. By Scott Reyburn Reporting from London Sales in ...

Imagine a man barreling down a highway. His Cybertruck alerts him that he’s low on energy, so he pulls into a supercharging station. He’s thirsty, so he grabs a Celsius and guzzles it. While he waits, ...

Do your kids love mummies and brightly colored sculptures? Are you intrigued by the world of ancient Greece or the counter-culture art studios of the 1960s? Then it might be time to indulge your inner ...

As an avid reader of art books, I’m especially excited to dive into these titles—they promise to inspire, challenge and deepen our understanding of art and its enduring impact. Whether you’re drawn to ...

Imagine standing in front of a painting, its colors and shapes pulling you into a world of emotion and thought. Perhaps you feel joy, nostalgia, or even sadness. What is happening in your brain at ...

The highly anticipated Miami Art Week returns from December 2–8, transforming the city into a vibrant hub of artistic expression. Renowned for its dynamic mix of galleries, immersive installations, ...

Three big ‘PST Art: Art and Science Collide’ exhibitions include marvelous objects, but only one show is satisfying. The Getty Museum’s exhilarating ‘Lumen: The Art and Science of Light’ surveys ...

[Image above courtesy the artist: “Grenade Head,” by Peter J Buotte, digitally-milled aluminum, detonator fuze, 2005.] Most people may be familiar with cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and other ...