Modigliani: Misunderstood
A new exhibition positions the bohemian artist’s work above even his operatic life story
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Traces of a Lost People
Who roamed the Colorado Plateau thousands of years ago? And what do their stunning paintings signify?
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Christo Does Central Park
After a quarter century’s effort, the wrap artist and his wife, Jeanne-Claude, blaze a saffron trail in New York City
James Boswell’s Scotland
The author of the Life of Samuel Johnson spent much of his own life trying to escape the country of his birth
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Slices of Life
From Hollywood to Buchenwald, and Manhattan to the Kalahari, the magazine pioneered photojournalism as we know it. A new book shows how
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Art That Goes Boom
The works of Cai Guo-Qiang, director of visual effects for the opening ceremonies at the Beijing Olympic Games, truly sizzle
Subway Spy
Walker Evans’ underground-breaking photographs resurface for the centennial of New York City’s rapid transit system
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Cleaning Picasso
The artist’s groundbreaking Les Demoiselles d’Avignon gets a face lift from experts at New York’s Museum of Modern Art
Point, Shoot, Submit
Our new and improved photo contest swings into gear
Man of Action
An eccentric photographer and a racehorse made history one day in 1878. The world would never look the same
Lee Bontecou’s Brave New World
A star of the 1960s art scene returns with a triumphant exhibition of futuristic works
Token of Appreciation
A grateful Pomo Indian’s gift to a friend exemplifies the brightest form of Native American artistry
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Fallen Star
When Mary Decker crashed to the ground at the Los Angeles Olympics 20 years ago this month, a young photographer was there to catch the anguish
Impressionism’s American Childe
A new exhibition of works by Childe Hassam, a pioneering interpreter of the French style, highlights his “incorrigibly joyous” break with the past
Dazzle by the Dozen
A 1947 portrait by the renowned Irving Penn broke the fashion mold and celebrated an elegance all too rare today
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Everybody Take A Seat
Comfort for the masses? Or a tacky blight? Seemingly overnight, the one-piece plastic chair has become a world fixture. Can you stand it?
Tons of Talent
Picking the winner of our first photo contest required a bit of heavy lifting
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Back to Nature
Artist Steve Tobin turns organic forms into sculpture
The Wizard of Odd
Illusionist Ricky Jay, a keeper of magic’s secrets, conjures up a dirty deal in TV’s “Deadwood”
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