The Many, Many Theories About Leonardo da Vinci
The artist, inventor, and all-around Renaissance man has been dead for half a millennium, but there’s no end to the wild sleuthing about him and his work.
Art
Scenes From the 2019 Venice Biennale
The 58th International Art Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia, held in locations throughout Venice, Italy, will open to the public on May 11.
Neon Is the Ultimate Symbol of the 20th Century
The once-ubiquitous form of lighting was novel when it first emerged in the early 1900s, though it has since come to represent decline.
Scenes From Coachella 2019
Over the past two weekends, thousands of music fans gathered to hear performances in Indio, California.
Notre-Dame Isn’t Lost
The history of sacred structures is defined by ruin and repair.
The Temporary Ruins of Harbin’s Melting Ice Sculptures
After the ice festival: fascinating aerial images of ephemeral architecture crumbling and returning to a liquid state
A Quarry of Lights in Southern France
In Les Baux-de-Provence, a former limestone quarry has been transformed into an immersive multimedia exhibit space dedicated to art and music.
The Obama Portraits Have Had a Pilgrimage Effect
One year after Kehinde Wiley’s and Amy Sherald’s paintings were unveiled, the director of the National Portrait Gallery reflects on their unprecedented impact.
The Artwork That Traps Ivanka Trump in an Endless Cleanup Task
Ivanka Vacuuming, a performance piece by Jennifer Rubell, combines striking visuals with a muddled message.
To Understand Art, Think Biology
Just as cells are the building blocks of the human body, a painting’s points, lines, colors, and tensions are the building blocks of its life.