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He Bought a (Miniature) Zoo

The painter Walton Ford has amassed dozens of vintage German animal figurines.

Tony Oursler Wants Your Most Haunted Objects

Over the past half-century, the multimedia artist Tony Oursler has amassed thousands of pieces of spiritual ephemera.

A New Way of Looking at the Nude

The artists redefining portraits of the human body for a more inclusive age.

A Night With New York’s Lesbian and Bisexual Backgammon League

At the invitation-only art world games evenings, painters, gallerists, collectors and assistants mingle and compete on a level playing field.

For Erdem Moralioglu, 25 Heads Are Better Than One

Erdem Moralioglu discusses his collection of busts, which is slowly taking over his London home.

How Artists Are Breaking the Taboos Around Depicting Birth

For centuries, labor was deemed too messy a subject for gallery walls. A growing canon of feminist work is challenging that perception.

The Man Behind 250 Masks

Inside the sizable collection amassed by the artist Marcel Dzama, whose work plays with disguise.

How to Start a Gallery

The art business can be unpredictable, especially in New York. We asked several art dealers how they stay afloat — and how much it costs...

Fiber Art Is Finally Being Taken Seriously

Long caught in the liminal space between craft and something more prestigious, works of thread and fabric are reaching newfound institutional recognition.

When Sleep Becomes an Art Form

In an age of burnout, artists are discovering that one of the most radical forms of resistance is rest.