Classical Art: Raphael Exhibit Coming to the Met Spring 2026

Raphael, Self-portrait (1506–08). Florence, Uffizi Galleries, Gallery of Statues and Paintings. Photographic Cabinet of the Uffizi Galleries – Courtesy of the Ministry for Cultural Heritage and Activities and Tourism.

UPTOWN—In spring 2026, New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art will present the most extensive U.S. exhibition ever dedicated to Raphael, according to Artnet, offering a... Text by Marguerite de Ponty.
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Works on Paper: Renoirs at The Morgan This Fall

Auguste Renoir, Study for The Great Bathers (1884 to 1887). Photo: The Morgan Library & Museum.

UPTOWN—A large show of works on paper by Pierre-Auguste Renoir is being organized for this October by Colin Bailey, the Morgan's new director, according to... Text by Dannik.
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Metrograph and Grimm Gallery Collaborate on Louise Giovanelli’s New Works

Louise Giovanelli, Arena, 2020

DOWNTOWN—British artist Louise Giovanelli is now showing new work at Grimm 54. The exhibition, Still Moving, goes through 21 June 2025, and features a bunch... Text by Dalia Morgan.
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Popes and Dancers With Sculptor and Illustrator Francesco Messina

Francesco Messina

ROME—In 2022, the city of Rome hosted a comprehensive exhibition dedicated to Francesco Messina at Villa Torlonia. Titled Francesco Messina. Novecento Contemporaneo, the show brought... Text by Dannik.
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Art Focus: Elegance in a Post-Ironic Era

Slip House, the brand new gallery opened at the base of a 19th-century, three-story former carriage house at 246 East 5th Street.

DOWNTOWN—Every two decades is a response to the previous two. After decades of irony, the purposeful ugliness of the 80s and 90s (“Anything that’s beautiful... Text by Cici Thompson.
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Basel: All for sale

Painting by Maaike Schoorel

BASEL—Going to Art Basel is always a unique experience. For the majority, the art on display is merely entertainment; after all, any work, whether mighty... Text by Madina Tulakova.
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Interview With the Greatest Editor Who Ever Lived: Franco Maria Ricci

Franco Maria Ricci in 1984, at the launch of FMR U.S.A. at the New York Public Library.

Caverns were probably the first labyrinthine structures human beings came into contact with, in a distant past. And I, too, rummaged through my own past,... Text by fmr.
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