Art Gallery Shows to See Right Now

“Alice Neel: The Early Years”; Diane Simpson’s enigmatic sculptures; and 17 artists explore the concept of space in “Convergent Evolutions.”

At Art Basel, Everyone’s Playing It Safe

Dealers brought familiar works to the flagship Swiss fair, and the event’s organizers soothed nervous exhibitors with reassuring gestures.

Art That Looks at What Women See

An exhibition at a Swiss museum asks visitors to consider how female artists view their portrait subjects.

Alice Neel’s Apartment Is Still a Portrait of the Artist at Work

Her final residence, the Upper West Side flat where she painted many of her subjects, remains almost exactly as she left it.

‘Alice Neel: People Come First’

The artist’s career-spanning survey at the Metropolitan Museum of Art is about to close.