At SLAM, Anselm Kiefer’s Material Transformations The exhibition emphasizes scale and space as essential components of how Kiefer’s layered materials and historical references should be experienced. By Dian Parker
Musée Marmottan Monet’s “The Empire of Sleep” Considers Slumber as an Artistic Trope The exhibition text reminds viewers that sleep takes up about a third of our lives; given this significant consumption of hours, it deserves to be pondered and studied. By Sarah Moroz
Observer’s Best Art Books of 2025 Our favorite art books of the year spanned museum insider accounts, histories of protest and fresh takes on how images shape politics. By Nathan Smith
Strong Showings at Sotheby’s Sydell Miller Sale Kick Off New York’s November Art Auctions By Elisa Carollo
A&M Records Co-Founder Jerry Moss’ Art Collection Could Fetch $50M at Auction By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly
Don’t Overlook Prolific German Artist Max Beckmann (a Picasso & Braque Contemporary) By Dana Leavy-Detrick
The Scoundrel of Washington Street: Is Mihaly Kovacsezics the Mayor of Tribeca or a Sticky Fingered Art Thief? By Daniel Edward Rosen