How the Hirshhorn Museum stays ahead of the curve
The modernist building houses many significant works, but it’s the museum’s canny marketing and astute navigation of choppy political climates that really set it apart as it celebrates its 50th anniversary
Jeremy Frey weaves new worlds
The seventh-generation basketry artist is bringing new dynamism to an ancient craft
The clay’s the thing – Ceramic: Art and Civilisation, reviewed
Paul Greenhalgh’s ambitious survey takes us from the ancient Greeks to Picasso and beyond
Alice Neel, our contemporary
The painter’s urgent, sympathetic portraits of her fellow New Yorkers are exactly what we need in these troubled times
In defence of progressive deaccessioning
A recent spate of high-profile sales has reignited debates around deaccessioning and diversification
Absentee party – the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston turns 150
As the museum passes an important milestone with its doors shut, Glenn Adamson considers what its collection has meant to him over the years
British aisles – the Met’s new galleries don’t shy away from addressing a complicated past
The collection is now displayed with a greater sense of social history – without sacrificing aesthetic delight
A chameleon who never lost his feeling for clay – Lucio Fontana at the Met
The Italian artist was a breathtakingly gifted ceramicist who flirted with too many other mediums
There’s a soggy Stars and Stripes in the Oval Office – and it’s a perfect emblem for the task ahead
Childe Hassam’s rain-soaked flags have hung in the White House before, but next to Joe Biden’s desk they feel more fitting than ever