Review

Gustave Caillebotte. Boating Party, about 1877–78. Musée d’Orsay, Paris, Purchased thanks to the exclusive patronage of LVMH, 2022. Photo courtesy of GrandPalaisRmn (Musée d’Orsay) / Sophie Crépy Review

Gustave Caillebotte Painting His (Male) World at the Art Institute of Chicago

The Art Institute of Chicago is the last of three institutions to be hosting a major monographic exhibition of Gustave Caillebotte (1848–1894). It...

Aniela Rybak-Vaganay 20 August 2025

Nicole Wittenberg art book review. Nicole Wittenberg book cover, 2025 Phaidon. Publisher's website. Review

Landscapes and Erotica: A Look at Nicole Wittenberg Monograph

Phaidon’s new monograph explores the bold vision of Nicole Wittenberg, whose vivid brushwork and saturated colors define each landscape and nude.

Errika Gerakiti 21 July 2025

Love Story

Jeanne Hébuterne: Loving Modigliani—A Novel by Linda Lappin

With her dark hair, pale skin, and light blue eyes, affectionately called “noix-de-coco” (coconut) by friends, Jeanne Hèbuterne (1898-1920) is...

Nadine Waldmann 11 July 2025

Review

The Women Who Changed Art Forever (From a Graphic Novel about Feminist Art)

The Women Who Changed Art Forever is a graphic novel written by Valentina Grande with the illustrations of Eva Rossetti. It’s a visual journey...

Arianna Richetti 10 July 2025

Painting

Vermeer’s Love Letters: Vermeer Paintings on Display in New York

Johannes Vermeer (1632–1675) left us with a small collection of paintings. Only about 36 survive, scattered in 12 different collections around the...

Tom Anderson 24 June 2025

Review

The Artist and the Eternal City: Gian Lorenzo Bernini’s Career in Rome

Can an artist single-handedly impact an entire city? Considering that the city in question is Rome, probably not. But add to the mix an influential...

Joanna Kaszubowska 17 June 2025

Yoshitomo Nara, One Foot in the Groove, 2012. Courtesy Private collection. © Yoshitomo Nara, courtesy Yoshitomo Nara Foundation. Review

Yoshitomo Nara’s Playful Art in London

A major retrospective at London’s Hayward Gallery invites visitors into the quietly unsettling world of Yoshitomo Nara—the first UK solo show at...

Ania Kaczynska 16 June 2025

Review

About Face: Stonewall, Revolt, and New Queer Art

About Face: Stonewall, Revolt, and New Queer Art was initially an exhibition that marked the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall Riots. Previously on...

Ania Kaczynska 2 June 2025

Contemporary Art

Amy Sherald: American Sublime at the Whitney Museum

Amy Sherald (b. 1973) has identified herself as “an American realist painter painting American people.” The current retrospective of her work...

Tom Anderson 5 May 2025

Review

The Abstract Glaciers of Wilhelmina Barns-Graham

Wilhelmina Barns-Graham’s life-long obsession with glaciers is catalogued in a new book edited by Rob Airey. Biography, geology, ecology, and...

Catriona Miller 1 May 2025

Giovanni Segantini, View of the medieval town of Caglio with a painting, 2008, Caglio (italy). Art Travels

Visit Super Enjoyable Segantini Outdoor Permanent Exhibition in Italy

In a little town in the north of Italy, there’s a very special museum—the en plein air permanent exhibition of the most significant artworks of...

Camilla de Laurentis 30 April 2025

Review

What Can Art Tell Us About Love?

This aptly titled book examines ideas about love through the eyes of various artists: idealized love, passionate love, unrequited love, resentments...

Tom Anderson 28 April 2025