Best Photos of the Day

For Asia Week New York (March 16-24), Kapoor Galleries presents Shiva as Nataraja,Rajasthan, 11th Century, Sandstone, 38 1/2 in. high. Photo: Courtesy Kapoor Gallerie.

Vicky Vuong at work in her office studio in San Francisco on Feb. 1, 2023. Vuong and Ann Duskus are sneaker artists who equipped their office with a studio for giving online classes, taking product shots and recording unboxing videos. (Kelsey McClellan/The New York Times).

Douglas R. Ewart, center, with International Contemporary Ensemble players Aliya Ultan, left, and Rebekah Heller during a performance at the Chelsea Factory in New York, March 17, 2023. George E. Lewis's tenure with the International Contemporary Ensemble began with a tribute to the multitalented artist Douglas R. Ewart. (Jeenah Moon/The New York Times).

Left, "The Dead Toreador (Sophie Ndiaye)," 2021 at the de Young Museum in San Francisco, Calif., on March 14, 2023. "An Archaeology of Silence" opens in San Francisco, after a string of police killings of Black men. Along with powerful art, it offers a respite room to those needing a break. (Ian C. Bates/The New York Times).

Arthur Simms's studio shelves are filled with work and other items that he has collected over the years, including mesh, feathers and angel set on pebbles, at his studio in Staten Island, March 6, 2023. The artist transforms collections and inspirations into poetic assemblages wrapped in hemp at Karma Gallery in Los Angeles. (George Etheredge/The New York Times).

An untitled Phyllida Barlow sculpture at the New Museum in New York, May 9, 2012. Barlow, who after a four-decade teaching career broke out with her own work of playful, large-scale sculptures when she was in her mid-60s, died on March 12, 2023. She was 78. (Librado Romero/The New York Times).

The Lucas Museum of Narrative Art in Los Angeles on Jan. 31, 2023. George Lucas's billion-dollar museum, which has faced delays, is finally coming into focus in Los Angeles. Officials say it should be fully operational by 2025. (Adam Amengual/The New York Times).

Kelsea Ballerini in New York, March 2, 2023. The country singer and songwriter has long tested Nashville's boundaries while revealing herself to her listeners — touring behind a recent album and a surprise EP, she's finding new heights. (Sabrina Santiago/The New York Times).

Zoë Chao in New York, March 9, 2023. Starz's beloved cater-waiter comedy "Party Down" hit awfully close to home when Chao was still hustling to make ends meet at a bar. (Justin J Wee/The New York Times).

Ron Todorowski in the musical "Bob Fosse's Dancin'" at the Music Box Theater in Manhattan, on March 1, 2023. Todorowski is among the eclectic cast of 16 dancers (and six understudies). (Sara Krulwich/The New York Times).