‘The Magic of Raina Is Real’
How the cartoonist Raina Telgemeier, the author of Smile, Sisters, and Guts, turned the anxious kid into a hero for the 21st century
Art
The Disorienting Beauty of ‘Africa & Byzantium’
A landmark exhibition offers a new history of art.
A Trove of ‘Lost Basquiats’ Led to a Splashy Exhibition. Then the FBI Showed Up.
Why is it so hard to root out fakes and forgeries?
Camille Claudel’s ‘Revolt Against Nature’
In a new exhibition, the sculptor escapes the shadow of her mentor Rodin, and claims a place as one of the finest artists of her era.
Selling Art to the Rich, Famous, and Inebriated
Behind the scenes during Art Basel Miami Beach—a week-long bacchanal of parties, paintings, and pills held in the name of shopping for art
Daniel Clowes Is Ready to Face the Truth
The cartoonist has written some of the great haters, slackers, and screwups in modern comics. His new graphic novel imagines if one of them grew up.
World of WearableArt 2023
Images from this year’s design competition, showcasing inventive and wearable works of art
A High-Water Mark in American Mass Culture
Ernie Bushmiller’s long-running comic strip, Nancy, helped establish the way we think visually.
The Secret to Appreciating Garfield
For well over 40 years, a fat orange cat has been a linchpin of American culture. It’s time to accept that.
Edvard Munch Lightens Up
A new exhibition offers a counterpoint to The Scream.