January 2, 2023
Good morning. ☁️ We made it! 2022 is behind us, and I have a good feeling about 2023.
In the coming year, I plan to travel more to ensure our coverage reflects growing global trends, so expect dispatches from around the world. At the same time, we will continue to build a reliable team of reporters, columnists, and scholars who report on, grapple with, and offer perspectives on many of the issues that will surface throughout the upcoming year.
That's it. That's all I have to say. I'm still feeling the glow of the holidays, which doesn't end for many of us until next weekend, and I wish you all a relaxing start to your year.
— Hrag Vartanian, editor-in-chief
The Wildest Art Stories of 2022
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WHAT'S HAPPENING
Maurits Cornelis Escher working in his atelier (via Wikimedia Commons)
Franz Kafka’s “Amerika,” M.C. Escher’s prints, and Jamini Roy's stylized portraiture are among the works joining the public domain in 2023!
Climate activists wonder how the British Museum will achieve its "net-zero carbon" goals while continuing to receive funding from oil giant BP.
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WHAT TO SEE IN NYC & LA THIS MONTH
Your Concise New York Art Guide for January 2023
Your list of must-see, fun, insightful, and very New York art events this month, including Kwame Brathwaite, Sara Flores, Morris Hirshfield, Gwen Smith, and more. | Billy Anania
Your Concise Los Angeles Art Guide for January 2023
Your list of must-see, fun, insightful, and very Los Angeles art events this month, including Victor Estrada, Simone Forti, Koichi Enomoto, and more. | Matt Stromberg
LATEST REVIEWS
Not Enough Pressure at the 2022 Kingston Biennial
Limiting the biennial to the first floor of the National Gallery was a lost opportunity to position artworks in response to the country’s social vibrations. | Gervais Marsh
Immersing Myself in Helen Escobedo’s “Total Environments”
From an early inhabitable sculpture to an imaginary “Monument to the Taco,” Escobedo’s work moves and delights at Monterrey’s Museum of Contemporary Art. | Valentina Di Liscia
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