Artist Salman Toor’s Success Was a Surprise Even to Him
A profile of the young artist, celebrated for his smash-hit Whitney Museum show.
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Trevor Paglen Is Putting the Art in Artificial Intelligence
A profile of the artist.
Tyler Mitchell on Photography’s Power in Protest
The renowned 25-year-old photographer on his most cherished objects and exclusion in fashion and photography.
Broken Pieces
Does the New York poetry world have a working-class problem? A profile of the poet Cynthia Cruz.
The Myth of the Artistic Genius
On two forgotten portraitists and how to actually alter the art historical canon.
The False Promise of the Cashless Society
Is the price of convenience in a cashless world worth the human cost?
The Opera Backstage
Edgar Degas and the stories we tell ourselves, at the opera and everywhere else.
The Intelligence of Plants
What if plants are smarter than we think—a lot smarter?
Fra Angelico’s Divine Emotion
The fifteenth-century Italian artist Fra Angelico invented emotional interiority in art
What’s the Use of Beauty?
Edouard Manet’s notion of beauty changed starkly near the end of his life. Who determines what is or isn’t beautiful? And why are we so drawn to it?
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