Is Las Vegas Finally Getting an Art Museum?
The proposed museum would open in 2028. Ethan Miller/Getty Images Las Vegas has for more than a decade been the largest American city without a standalone art museum. But with …
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A Whitney Show Explores the Legacy of the First AI Artmaking Tool
Harold Cohen, AARON KCAT, 2001. Screenshot. © Harold Cohen Trust/Courtesy Whitney In the late 1960s, Harold Cohen’s career took a radically different trajectory when the British painter moved to the …
Cultural Comings and Goings: The Armory Show’s 2024 Curators and More
From Kristina O’Neill taking on the newly created role of head of Sotheby’s Media to Amy Hau’s appointment as the next director of the Noguchi Museum, here are some of …
On View: “Africa & Byzantium” at the Metropolitan Museum
A display of manuscripts in the Met’s “Africa & Byzantium” show. Photo by Anna-Marie Kellen, courtesy of The Met In the 14th Century, Ibn Battuta left his native Tangiers to …
The Met Will Return 14 Looted Antiquities to Cambodia
A 7th-century Head of Buddha is among the antiquities being returned. Metropolitan Museum of Art After facing years of scrutiny of its holdings of looted Cambodian antiquities, the Metropolitan Museum …
‘The World Made Wondrous: The Dutch Collector’s Cabinet’ at LACMA
Welcome to One Fine Show, where Observer highlights a recently opened exhibition at a museum outside of New York City—a place we know and love that already receives plenty of …
What’s the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery Selection Process?
Shawn Michael Warren, Oprah Winfrey, (2023). National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution Joining the ranks of countless U.S. presidents, billionaires and cultural icons, Oprah Winfrey is the latest figure to be …
An Interview with Curator Katerina Gregos
Since the Greek curator Katerina Gregos was appointed the artistic director of Athens’ National Museum of Contemporary Art in 2021, she has not only helped transform it and build its …
Don’t Miss: Nina Chanel Abney, Tyler Mitchell, Erin Wurm at SCAD MOA
Museum visits during the holiday season can be fraught, as major institutions tend to be significantly more crowded than usual with tourists and revelers of all ages, regardless of day …
One Fine Show: ‘Camille Claudel’ at the Art Institute of Chicago
Welcome to One Fine Show, where Observer highlights a recently opened exhibition at a museum outside of New York City—a place we know and love that already receives plenty of …