The Best of ARTnews
7 most popular ARTnews articles, as voted by our community.
Founded in 1902, ARTnews is the oldest and most widely circulated art magazine in the world.
ARTnews on Art
The Lightning Field: How Walter De Maria's Land Art Lodestar Communes with Cormac McCarthy, Herman Melville, and…
The beguiling destination evokes wonderings about Blood Meridian, The Confidence-Man, and space-oil salesmen like Elon Musk.
Michael Heizer's ‘City’: A Visit to a Ruin Being Born
A tour of the decades-in-the-making artwork reveals secrets of the desert.
ARTnews on History
The 25 Greatest Art Heists of All Time
These are the most memorable thefts from museums and art spaces around the world.
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History’s Painter: Benjamin H.D. Buchloh’s “Gerhard Richter”
In a long-awaited monograph, art historian Benjamin H.D. Buchloh reckons with the work of Gerhard Richter.
The Surprising Power of Color to Ease Quarantine Anxiety
The Covid-bound are trying to redecorate their way out of a pandemic slump.
Warhol’s Mao Turns Fifty
The enigmatic Mao images that Andy Warhol made in 1972 continue to shift significance and elude ideology.
The Best Photography Chemicals for Seamlessly Developing Film
Many people are intimidated by the idea of developing their own photo negatives and prints. In many ways, that apprehension is understandable. To develop film, you have to operate in complete darkn…
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