INSPIRE

The Curious Proposal to Fund a State Arts Council With $1

Japan Once Dominated the Art Market. Is the Country Ready for a Comeback?

An Egyptian Artist Mesmerizes in Venice With an Opera and a Donkey

Ukraine Criticizes HBO, Saying New ‘White Lotus’ Actor Supports War

Wolfgang Tillmans: Older, Wiser, Cooler

6 Podcasts About Political Scandals and Upheaval

Brooklyn Museum to Receive $50 Million Gift From City of New York

The ‘Fearless Girl’ Statue Is in Limbo

Hong Kong’s M+ Museum Is Finally Open. It’s Already in Danger.

Barbara Kruger: Infinitely Copied, Still Unmatched

Mas Aya’s Music Holds Quiet Rebellions

Mikis Theodorakis, Greek Composer and Marxist Rebel, Dies at 96

Johnny Ventura, Who Created the Sound of Modern Merengue, Dies at 81

China’s Communist Party Turns 100. Cue the (State-Approved) Music.

8 Podcasts to Help Make Sense of Post-Trump America

His BBC Comedy Show Is Canceled. His Political Fight Continues.

Voters in Jersey City Embrace a New Tax to Finance the Arts

Editors’ Note

Kamala Harris as V.P. Pick Could Mean More Maya Rudolph on ‘S.N.L.’

Andrew Cuomo Ascends to the Mountaintop With His Pandemic Poster