With Big, Bold Art, Sarah Cain Redefines Seriousness in Painting

The Los Angeles artist, with her crazy titles and caustic colors, offers “a really provocative combination of pleasure and politics,” says one museum curator.

Chuck Close Is Accused of Harassment. Should His Artwork Carry an Asterisk? (Published 2018)

Sexual harassment accusations have scuttled an exhibition of the portraitist’s work. Museums are wrestling with the implications — not just for Mr. Close, but for centuries of artists.

Peering Under Vermeers Without Peeling Off the Paint

High-tech scanning techniques used by geologists, planetary scientists, drug companies and the military are revealing secrets of how artists created their masterpieces.