See highlights from James A. Michener's enormous abstract art collection.

See highlights from James A. Michener's enormous abstract art collection.

By Emily Temple | October 2, 2020

Why Are We Fascinated by Strange Faces?

Why Are We Fascinated by Strange Faces?

Namwali Serpell Considers the "Smiling Disease" Exhibit, the Elephant Man, Michael Jackson, and Cleopatra

By Namwali Serpell | September 29, 2020

The 10 Best Book Covers <br>of September

The 10 Best Book Covers
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You Want It Darker?

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Scenes From a Vigil: New York City Mourns the Loss of Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Scenes From a Vigil: New York City Mourns the Loss of Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Gratitude and Grief: Photographs by Rachel Cobb

By Rachel Cobb | September 25, 2020

Climactic Moments in Literature Rescheduled as Zoom Meetings

Climactic Moments in Literature Rescheduled as Zoom Meetings

A New Comic by Kate Gavino

By Kate Gavino | September 23, 2020

Was Abstract Art Actually Invented by a Mid-19th-Century Spiritualist?

Was Abstract Art Actually Invented by a Mid-19th-Century Spiritualist?

Jennifer Dasal on the 1871 Art Exhibition of Georgiana Houghton

By Jennifer Dasal | September 23, 2020

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A Lineage of Artists: Polly Crosby on Her Famous Illustrator Uncles

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As The Met Reopens, a Former Employee Longs For Its Art

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On John Berger and Rediscovering Drawing During Lockdown

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Lisa Hanawalt's Early, Surreal Comic Art

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