Trump Wants to Make Art Into a Tool of the State Trump Wants to Make Art Into a Tool of the State
In ordering a review of the Smithsonian, the White House wants to use its power to remake our culture—or to reinvigorate a strain in the culture that has been dormant for a long t...
Aug 22, 2025 / Barry Schwabsky
The Art and Genius of Lorna Simpson The Art and Genius of Lorna Simpson
A new exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art tracks what has changed and what has remained the same in the artist’s work.
Aug 18, 2025 / Books & the Arts / Rachel Hunter Himes
The Damage Being Done to the Museums in the Nation’s Capital The Damage Being Done to the Museums in the Nation’s Capital
Our art critic visits the Smithsonian American Art Museum to get a closer look at the Trump administration’s attack on DC arts institutions.
Jul 14, 2025 / Books & the Arts / Barry Schwabsky
Preserve, Protect, and Defend the Constitution Preserve, Protect, and Defend the Constitution
The people have the power.
Jun 19, 2025 / OppArt / India Tresselt
These Dis-United States These Dis-United States
The country and the nation: Fifty writers and artists report on the states of our dis-union.
Jun 10, 2025 / Feature / Various Contributors
Will the Creative Class Go MAGA? Will the Creative Class Go MAGA?
It may be hard to resist the lure of power and patronage.
May 13, 2025 / D.D. Guttenplan
The Wandering Souls of Caspar David Friedrich The Wandering Souls of Caspar David Friedrich
The German artist’s landscape paintings tried to capture the sublimity of a world that has vanished.
May 5, 2025 / Books & the Arts / Quinn Moreland
Trumkmusp Trumkmusp
Double portrait.
Apr 23, 2025 / OppArt / Steve Byram & Warren Linn dba Stewart III
Eggflation Eggflation
Egg prices skyrocketed to more than $12 a dozen in certain regions of the country. Is America great again?
Apr 17, 2025 / OppArt / Martha Lewis