Required Reading

This week, award-winning nature photography, reviewing Jared Kushner’s new book, Smithsonian NMAAHC hires a new digital curator, Damien Hirst plans to burn paintings, and more.

Philip Guston’s Haunted Testimonies

Guston became a witness to the 20th century’s darkest and foulest experiences without closing his eyes or turning away, and enabled us to see and reflect upon this brutality.

The Artist Who Painted the Struggles We Face

Francis De Erdely had an intuitive grasp of the inner worlds of people who were coping with a sense of displacement in their daily lives, which he conveyed in his art.

A Contemporary Look at Judaica

Artist Zsuzja Ujj carries the tradition of handcrafted Hungarian ceremonial Jewish artwork to the 21st century.

Required Reading

This week, global population approaches eight billion, Hermès is coming to Brooklyn, how to live longer, and much more.