Art

A Trip to the Louvre Is About to Get Much Pricier

By Anna Gordon

Pantone's 2024 Color of the Year

By Cady Lang

European Countries Are Giving Teens Free Money for Culture

By Armani Syed

'It Started From Nothing.' Black NFT Artists on Inheriting the Legacy of Hip-Hop and Jazz

By Andrew R. Chow
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The Enduring Legacy of Virgil Abloh

Virgil Abloh knew how to get people talking. In 2012, when he launched his first fashion brand, Pyrex Vision, Abloh bought deadstock flannel shirts from Ralph Lauren for $40 a piece, screen printed them with...

By Cady Lang

Behind the Scenes at Art Basel Miami

NFTs took over Art Basel Miami this year. Here's what TIME saw there, from body mapping to property speculation to pure hedonism.

By Andrew R. Chow and Raisa Bruner

Why Pantone Created a New Color for the 2022 Color of the Year

Here's what you need to know about Very Peri

By Cady Lang

Lessons From the 'Empresses' of Ancient Rome

Artists have failed to depict a complete set of Roman empresses, but we can still learn from the individual stories of those ancient women

By Mary Beard

Why Pantone Selected Two Colors of the Year

Here's What You Need to Know

By Cady Lang

‘I Put the Black Body in the Work.’ Artist Howardena Pindell on Her New Exhibit Shedding Light on Injustice in America

A new exhibition at The Shed features a work based on a traumatic childhood memory that the artist has been wanting to make since the 1970s

By Anna Purna Kambhampaty

As Pandemic Closes Galleries, a Window Opens

Artists and curators have seized upon a difficult moment to expand possibilities for interacting with art, from video games to snail mail

By Anna Purna Kambhampaty

How Artists Tried to Make Sense of the 1918 Flu Pandemic

The outbreak magnified the absurdity of the moment, according to art historians

By Anna Purna Kambhampaty

How to Bring Art Into Your Home While Museums Are Closed

The coronavirus has led cultural institutions to close, but these virtual experiences can enrich your life with art in the meantime.

By Anna Purna Kambhampaty

How Mexican Muralists Shaped 20th-Century American Art

A new show at the Whitney Museum, 'Vida Americana,' explores how the themes and techniques of artists like Diego Rivera and David Alfaro Siqueiros changed the course of American art

By Anna Purna Kambhampaty

There's a Lot to Love About the Banksy Art That Popped Up for Valentine's Day

The piece appeared on the side of a home in Bristol, Banksy's hometown

By Melissa Locker

BTS's Latest Power Move? Major Works of Public Art

"We have a nostalgia about identity that's delusional," says sculptor Anthony Gormley

By Raisa Bruner

'Hungry Artist' Eats $120,000 Banana at Art Exhibit

The New York-based performance artist said the expensive banana was "very delicious"

By Sanya Mansoor

'I Thrive in a Certain Kind of Complexity.' Artist-Musician Theaster Gates on the Transformative Power of Art

Theaster Gates is swooping around and through the audience like a low-flying eagle circling a lake. It’s dark, but a band is playing Grace Jones covers, he’s a very good roller-skater, and he trusts the...

By Belinda Luscombe

Massive Greta Thunberg Mural to Debut in SF

"I usually don't paint political stuff," Cobre tells TIME. "But this one I think was really important" 

By Madeleine Carlisle

Kara Walker Breaks Down the Influences Behind Her Bold New Work at the Tate Modern

'Fons Americanus,' a 13-meter-high fountain addresses the brutal history of slavery and empire

By Suyin Haynes
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