Mel Bochner, Conceptual Artist Who Played With Language, Dies at 84
His early work made use of unexpected materials like pennies and masking tape. Later, he created trenchant word paintings ...
The Artists Finding New Ways to Depict the Human Body
At a time of increasing anxiety about physical anatomy, figurative sculptors are breathing new life into one of the world’s ...
10 wry, controversial, viral covers from the New Yorker's 100 years
The New Yorker, now celebrating its centenary, has defied media trends by giving an unusual amount of control to the artists behind its conversation-starting covers.
An unmissable show at the Met shows romanticism isn’t dead
Sad, beautiful, thwarted, sublime: In quiet evening tones, “Caspar David Friedrich: The Soul of Nature” speaks of a world out ...
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M Is for Mortality: Lessons from Edward Gorey on His Hundredth Birthday
Gorey said, “I write about everyday life.” His work reminds us that death is a major fact of existence. A photographer’s ...
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Reports: The New Yorker at 100
Here is a roundup of articles celebrating the 100th Anniversary of The New Yorker’s publishing debut. We at The Daily ...