Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.

A painter and a former journalist have teamed up to demonstrate the city’s shift from relative openness to tighter controls ...

"We will stand even more boldly on our promise to present liberating art by, for, and about Queer and Trans People of Color.” ...

An executive order demands workforce and operation reductions “that the President has determined are unnecessary” at the IMLS and several agencies.

There were empty seats in San Francisco last week at an annual international science conference that has delivered some of the world's most groundbreaking HIV research. It was a throwback to another ...

Explore how America, despite its claims of promoting free speech, systematically undermines it through selective censorship and suppression of dissent throughout its history.

Ameya Okamoto, Santana Walker, and Celeste Hampton—part of the Smithsonian's Nail Art Project. Photos courtesy of the ...

Visiting the National Gallery of Art in Washington during Lent is always an enriching experience, but a recently acquired ...

Grammy-winning Americana performer and bluesman Keb' Mo' to perform at the Ryman Auditorium with Shawn Colvin on March 13.

The fate of artworks dating to before the Civil War is uncertain after the dismissal of most workers in the General Service ...

EJ Moreno looks at seven iconic extreme French films… During the 2000s, American horror fans saw a rise in extreme violence in their horror. From Hostel to Saw, it was fair to say that things weren’t ...

Spurred by Christian activists and far-right Republicans, police in Texas have seized five Sally Mann photographs from a ...