New Life in New London’s Lyman Allyn Art Museum
Old Masters, Hudson River paintings, galleries both grand and intimate — the former seaport town is right to be proud of this museum.
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The American Pavilion in the Venice Biennale: Safe and Sorry
Is this how we want to present the country?
Splendid Arshile Gorky, in Venice
He’s better than Pollack, and the Ca' Pesaro exhibit of his mystical work makes for a nice break from the Biennale on the other side of town.
Sheila Hicks’s Brilliant, Original Textile Art
With thread and yarn, she breaks boundaries and builds labyrinthine work that captivates the viewer.
Dijon’s Masterpiece of a Museum, Brilliantly Renovated
One of France’s oldest museums gets the makeover it deserves.
The Royal Academy’s Summer Exhibition Takes a Traditional Turn
The show is not a gluttonous riot, like last year’s. But it’s a neat treat, with a focus on nature themes.
San Francisco’s Board of Education: Anti-Art Fools
They’ve voted to spend close to $1 million to destroy an important work by a major muralist (who was a Trotskyite).
Silver Sailing Cups Recall Gilded Age Glamour and Sexuality
Silver seahorses, dolphins, and mermaids were the gorgeous reward for yacht-race winners in Newport, R.I.
Museum Happenings: Protesters Stage a Die-In in NYC, and Students Accuse Staff of Racism in Boston
Sotheby's goes private, Sacklers’ dirty money, and water bottles in the art news as spring turns to summer
A Closer Look at Rockwell’s Four Freedoms
His pictures of plain people in everyday life are sublime, not subversive.