Raul De Lara’s Whimsical Wooden Sculptures Defy Borders

Sep 24, 2025

Why can plants be considered native to more than one nation while people can’t? This line of inquiry grounds a large-scale exhibition by Raul De Lara in which he presents his surreal sculptures that merge flora and furnishings. HOST, on view now at The...

A Diné Weaver’s Sacred Looms

Sep 24, 2025

For over four decades, artist DY Begay expanded the expressive range of Diné (Navajo) weaving, transforming the form into a language that is entirely her own. She is a Diné Asdzą́ą́ (Navajo woman), born to the Tótsohnii (Big Water) clan and born for the Táchii’nii...

Hand-Holding Trump and Epstein Statue Appears on National Mall

Sep 24, 2025

A statue of President Donald Trump and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein holding hands mysteriously appeared on the National Mall in Washington, DC, this morning, September 23. The anonymous monument, billed as a cheeky tribute to the pair’s chummy alliance...

A Sprrrawling Exhibition of Cat-Themed Meowsterpieces

Sep 24, 2025

Throughout world history, cats have been revered as sacred animals, doted on as devoted companions, and immortalized in works of art. Now, these four-legged introverts are featured in a 10-day group exhibition of works by more than 40 artists punnily titled Magnum...

Bunny Yeager’s Feminist Pin-Up Girls 

Sep 24, 2025

Linnea Eleanor “Bunny” Yeager embodied the contradictions of midcentury America. The photographer, who died in 2014 at the age of 85, was a flirty exhibitionist and a suburban housewife. She was a busy breadwinner and a mother of two. She flouted the social decorum of...

This Frida Kahlo Painting Could Shatter Auction Records

Sep 24, 2025

It took less than two minutes for Frida Kahlo’s self-portrait “Diego and I” (1949) to crush auction records in a 2021 Sotheby’s auction. Fetching a price of $34,883,000 with fees, Kahlo’s painting became the most expensive work by a Latin...