Zachary Small

It was supposed to be a sleepy year for the video game industry. Then came surprise hits like Balatro, Animal Well and Astro Bot.

The billionaire Kenneth C. Griffin, who bought the stegosaurus fossil for $44.6 million, is lending it to the American Museum of Natural History in New York for four years.

Answers to six immediate questions you might have about the art world after a crypto entrepreneur spent millions on a 35-cent fruit.

A conceptual artwork by Maurizio Cattelan, “Comedian,” is just a fruit-stand banana taped on the wall. But 7 bidders were biting. It went to a crypto entrepreneur.

The online role-playing game is more than just a game. It changed how we talk, love, grieve, spend money and hang out.

New York’s attorney general said in a lawsuit that the auction house had helped collectors avoid tax payments on art purchases.

Tong Yang-Tze is reviving an ancient but disappearing practice and making it contemporary — writ large.

Painting by A.I.-Powered Robot Sells for $1.1 Million

Decades of mismanagement and financial neglect have turned the New York State Museum, a trove of national treasures, into a dreary place.

Bjarne Melgaard’s rise in the art world came with strings attached and an unusual contract with investors. Now he’s suing to regain control of his artwork.

Decades after Miyamoto invented Mario and Zelda, he explains what makes Nintendo special and its transformation into a global entertainment brand.

The video game franchise long emphasized its historical accuracy in settings such as Athens, Florence and London. Then details of its first foray to Japan were attacked online.

The anticipated game, Ghost of Yotei, will follow a woman on a quest for vengeance in the snowy reaches of northern Japan.

I’m a culture reporter for The New York Times, where I investigate the art world’s relationship to money, politics and technology. Here are five things I’m obsessed with.

As the artist prepares for a major exhibition in Madison Square Park, Eisenman takes stock of the winding path to fame. What is gained and what is lost when your art is political?

The National Gallery of Jamaica has selected Ashley James to organize the 2024 Kingston Biennial, which opens in December.

We explore how a slowdown is affecting a rising generation of artists.

After a small part in “Succession,” the actor has a breakout role in “Job,” in which she plays a content moderator having a mental breakdown.

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Marcela Guerrero and Drew Sawyer will organize the 82nd edition of the museum’s signature survey of contemporary American art.