Like so much else in the art world in 2019, whether you find Object & Thing a breath of fresh air or an affront to all that is good and pure in life largely depends on how seriously you take yourself.

Henri Cartier-Bresson, “Matisse with his collection of Kuba cloths and a Samoan tapa on the wall behind him, Villa La Rêve, Vence” (1944) (© Henri Cartier-Bresson/Magnum Photos, image courtesy Museum ...

In late 1882, a German expedition landed on Luf, the largest of the Hermit Islands in the Bismarck Archipelago, in the South Pacific. Over the course of a few days, German marines raided the island, ...

Three big ‘PST Art: Art and Science Collide’ exhibitions include marvelous objects, but only one show is satisfying. The Getty Museum’s exhilarating ‘Lumen: The Art and Science of Light’ surveys ...