Impressionism

Realms of the Uncanny

For many artists in pre-AbEx America, the boundaries between the real and the unreal could be quite porous.

Snapshot Poetics

Vernacular photography, a growing, collector-driven field, finds mystery and masterpieces in the lenswork of unknown amateurs.

Top Drawer

Cartoonist, political satirist, sculptor, children’s-book author—there’s no one word for Tomi Ungerer.

A Whole Man’s Life

MoMA mounts a de Kooning show as vast and varied as the artist’s career.

Southern Exposure

As a burst of creativity emanates from Latin America, art from the region is getting new notice north of the border.

Full Transparency

There is tremendous vitality in glass today, as artists explore new techniques and leave functionality behind for the realms of pure sculpture and even conceptual art.

Almost Too Good

Italian sculptor Alceo Dossena was so skilled he could fake anything—except art-world success.

An Anglophile With Style

In the first U.S. show of his work, Johann Zoffany is revealed as a cultured, humorous observer of Georgian England who found success while breaking the rules.