Günther Uecker, Who Punctuated His Art With Nails, Dies at 95

A member of the German collective Zero Group, he hammered thousands of nails — into columns, chairs, canvases — expressing the power of repetition to bring about complexity.

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Jordan Roth, a Broadway Big Shot, Is Now Reinventing Himself

Jordan Roth owned five Broadway theaters and produced a string of hits. Now he’s pivoting to performance.

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France Opens Competition to Expand Overcrowded Louvre

Architects are being asked to submit proposals for a new entrance for the world’s most visited museum — and to create a new exhibition space for the Mona Lisa.

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The Brazilian Artist Who Listens to Minerals

At SculptureCenter in Queens, Luana Vitra’s show “Amulets” draws you in with its beauty. Then it drives home the tragic underpinnings of mining.

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A Photo Gone Wrong in the Uffizi Worries Europe’s Museums

The damage to a centuries-old painting in the Italian museum was just one of many tourist incidents raising ire on the continent.

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Arnaldo Pomodoro, 98, Sculptor of Monumental Fractured Spheres, Dies

His bronze works — smooth-skinned orbs slashed to reveal complex cores — are in public places around the world, including outside the U.N. headquarters and in Vatican City.

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Is Art Basel’s Swiss Edition Losing Its Luster?

The Swiss edition of Art Basel was once a must-attend art world event. Now it faces formidable challenges — including from its own Paris offshoot.

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Leonard Lauder, a Consummate New Yorker

Lauder, who died last week, was an executive, a philanthropist and an art collector. He was also a devoted advocate for New York City.

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Visitors Break Crystal Chair in Sit-and-Run at Italian Museum

They came. They sat. They left.

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Louvre Staff’s Work Stoppage Shutters Museum for Hours

Visitors were left stranded outside in Paris on Monday after a monthly union meeting led to a wildcat strike over workplace conditions and crowding.

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