Monday's glittering Met Gala guests will be the first to sample “Costume Art,” a new exhibit that explores the dressed body through art history.

Rihanna, Sabrina Carpenter, Madonna, and Beyoncé all wore their best looks to celebrate the "Costume Art" theme at the 2026 Met Gala. Here are some of the best moments, photos, and more from the night.

Barack and Michelle Obama commissioned 30 artists to create work for their campus, which starts visitor previews next week on the South Side of Chicago.

Elisabeth Samuels (1954–2024) was a prominent artist, curator, and gallerist who significantly shaped the contemporary art landscape in Buffalo. Her passing signaled an end of an era for some of her cultural endeavors,

May has finally arrived, and it didn’t sneak in so much as burst. Petals are unfurling everywhere  like tiny fashion reveals. The air buzzes with intention: Bumblebees are galumphing about […]

Met Gala guests from Beyoncé and Naomi Osaka to Emma Chamberlain did not play it safe this year for the Met Gala, delivering custom works of art in honor of the dress code “Fashion is art.” Beyoncé left the cowboy hat at home and dazzled in a custom Olivier Rousteing sculptural skeleton dress with a cream and dust blue feathered train fitted with a diamond crown for “Queen Bey.