During his life, Robert Mapplethorpe was famous for his breathtaking photographs, which ran the gamut from floral still lifes to some very controversial shots depicting sadomasochistic themes. Now 17 years after Mapplethorpe’s death, he’s perhaps better known than ever thanks to his central role in cultural artifacts like Patti Smith’s ... More

A year after the Whitney Museum decamped from its historic Brutalist Marcel Breuer home on Madison Avenue, there’s a new tenant moving in: the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Opening on March 18, the Met Breuer will offer space to explore the museum’s collection from the 20th and 21st centuries. First up is the ... More

Hedda Sterne might be best known for an iconic 1951 photograph from Life magazine, in which she’s the only female among a group of more famous Abstract Expressionists, billed as the “Irascibles.” The picture shows Sterne, a prolific painter, standing on a chair above Jackson Pollock, Willem de Kooning, Mark ... More

Artist Victor Solomon has uniquely paired luxury with basketball in a new series of backboards and hoops handcrafted from stained glass and jewels, respectively​.  Aptly titled Literally Balling, the collection nods to our culture’s devotion to the sport and the modern-day kingship of athletes. Solomon—who spent over 100 hours on ... More

Beginning February 12, the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum will present Beauty—Cooper Hewitt Design Triennial, a must-see contemporary design exhibition features projects from masters of their crafts. Beauty fills nearly two floors of the Manhattan museum with works from 63 designers and displays 250 works from all around the world.  The exhibition explores various ... More

To hear him tell it, Jeff Koons keeps the hours of an average businessman. “I’m here Monday through Friday, nine to five,” he says, shrugging, as if the operation he runs out of a former warehouse on Manhattan’s far west side were some ho-hum insurance office and not an extraordinary, ... More

Ski buffs and the snow-averse alike can easily appreciate the bold colors, inventive typography and whimsical graphics of European ski posters from the early-to-mid 20th century. At a time when the sport’s popularity was compounding at a breakneck rate, the continent’s first resorts and hotels wasted no time ... More