Collecting Art Is Easy. Running a Museum, Not So Much.

Collecting Art Is Easy. Running a Museum, Not So Much.

Rachel Martin (Tlingít), Gochman Family Chalk drawings, 2022. Chalk, site-specific. Photo: Alon Koppel Photography At some point this fall, a new art exhibition space devoted to contemporary Native American art will open in Katonah, New York, with the name of the place yet to be determined. “We’re in brainstorming mode,” Laura Phipps, the recently named…

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Artemisia Gentileschi’s Revenge Is Still Radical

Artemisia Gentileschi’s Revenge Is Still Radical

Artemisia Gentileschi, Judith Beheading Holofernes (1620). Oil on canvas, appr. 4.8’ x 3.5’ (146.5 x 108 cm.). Courtesy Uffizi, Florence It’s an old story—men preying on girls and young women. Today, as women come forward to expose sexual predation, Artemisia Gentileschi stands as a perfect symbol. She stands as a figurehead for justice, having been…

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Observer’s Guide to the Best Art in Istanbul

Observer’s Guide to the Best Art in Istanbul

Istanbul boasts a world-class museum, a cluster of ambitious galleries and unexpected art encounters scattered across its many neighborhoods. Photo: Nick Hilden for Observer There are several standard sites you see when in Istanbul. The big mosques and Grand Bazaar. Taksim, the bridges, and no shortage of historic architecture. Galata and hammam. You eat kebab,…

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