Art, architecture and design news. Criticism and reviews from co-chief art critics Roberta Smith and Holland Cotter and architecture critic Michael Kimmelman.

See pictures and our review of National Portrait Gallery and the Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington, D.C..

Pixel art is a form of digital art, where images are edited on the pixel level. The aesthetic for these kind of graphics comes from 8-bit and 16-bit computers and video game consoles.