Art and Design

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For Sale: A Rare Klimt Portrait, Valued at $32 Million. But of Whom?
The painting’s re-emergence after decades has come with a swirl of questions about its subject, one of three related teenage girls.
By Scott Reyburn
Creditim Kinsky
Britain Memorializes a Queen, With Smiles and Bronze Corgis
Sculptors have immortalized past British monarchs with imposing, stern-faced statues. For Queen Elizabeth II, they’re taking a different approach.
By Alex Marshall
CreditJoshua Bright for The New York Times
1. Archie Moore, Australian Artist, Wins Top Prize at Venice Biennale
  Moore, an Indigenous Australian artist, won the Golden Lion for “kith and kin,” which draws on what he says is 65,000 years of family history.
  By Alex Marshall
  CreditMatteo de Mayda for The New York Times
2. 8 Hits of the Venice Biennale
  These highlights drew the big crowds in the early days, from a sonorous symphony made by fruit, to an underwater spectacle to a modern-day Tintoretto.
  By Jason Farago, Alex Marshall, Julia Halperin, Jillian Steinhauer, Zachary Small, Casey Kelbaugh and Matteo de Mayda
  CreditCasey Kelbaugh for The New York Times

Roni Horn: a Restless Artist With 4 Shows and More Identities
The spring exhibitions display Horn’s work across many mediums — a reflection of how the artist, known for her serene glass sculptures, sees herself.
By Ted Loos
CreditJeanette Spicer for The New York Times
Books Bound in Human Skin: An Ethical Quandary at the Library
Harvard’s recent decision to remove the binding of a notorious volume in its library has thrown fresh light on a shadowy corner of the rare book world.
By Jennifer Schuessler and Julia Jacobs
CreditJeenah Moon for The New York Times
A Millennial Weaver Carries a Centuries-Old Craft Forward
Melissa Cody mastered a weaving tradition dating back millenniums, but her eye-dazzling patterns joyously venture beyond it.
By Patricia Leigh Brown
CreditRebecca Smeyne for The New York Times
In Venice, a Conservative Painter Stages an Unpopular Rebellion
Poland’s right-wing government tapped the artist Ignacy Czwartos for the Venice Biennale before it was voted out of office. The new government canceled his show, but he is staging it anyway.
By Alex Marshall
CreditMatteo de Mayda for The New York Times
What to See in N.Y.C. Galleries in April
Blake Gopnik reviews Richmond Barthé’s celebrated sculptures, Claude Viallat’s paintings on fabric and Maarten Baas’s one-of-a-kind “Sweeper’s Clock.”.
By Blake Gopnik, Roberta Smith and Max Lakin
CreditArtists Rights Society (ARS), New York/ADAGP, Paris; via Claude Viallat and Templon, Paris, Brussels and New York; Photo by Charles Roussel

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Reincarnating a Treasured Design Store in Minneapolis
The Walker Art Center looks to the past to bring back its long-admired flair for modern design and contemporary art.
By Alex V. Cipolle
The Fix
One Walk-in Shower Is as Good as Any Other, Right? Wrong.
Here’s how to make your morning shower more luxurious.
By Tim McKeough
A St. Louis Museum Revisits a Famous but Complex World’s Fair
A new exhibit at the Missouri History Museum examines “the triumphant side and the tragic side” of the 1904 spectacle to present a fuller story.
By Valerie Schremp Hahn
You Can Sit There. Really.
At the Denver Art Museum, a furniture exhibition lets visitors experience museum fare as more than just pretty objects.
By Ray Mark Rinaldi and Amanda Villarosa
As Museums’ Missions Expand, So Too Does Their Physical Space
Creative approaches to landscaping and a post-pandemic interest in outdoor activities are driving institutions to make better use of their grounds.
By Sam Lubell
Phyllis Pressman, Luxury Superstore Matriarch, Is Dead at 95
She started working at Barneys to be closer to her husband. Then, she became the architect of the Chelsea Passage, the home goods bazaar that helped make it an enticing destination.
By Penelope Green
Crafting Shoes Never Meant to Be Walked In
In Venice, a coterie of craftspeople reinterpret Tod’s driving shoes.
By Jessica Roy
The Vatican Transforms a Prison Into a Gallery
For its offering at this year’s Venice Biennale, the Holy See chose an unusual venue: the Giudecca women’s prison.
By Alec Scott
Did America Cheat to Win the 1964 Venice Biennale?
A new documentary takes a hard look at the persistent rumors around Robert Rauschenberg’s win in Venice in the midst of the Cold War.
By Nina Siegal
An Artist Puts Her Work Into Context
Rather than having a solo retrospective, Julie Mehretu chose to have a show in Venice that includes works by her artist friends.
By Rebecca Schmid