News
Defying Trump’s Orders, NYC Re-Raises Pride Flag at Stonewall
Activists and officials returned the rainbow flag to Christopher Park after it was removed at the federal administration’s directive.
Daily Newsletter
The Commissioner We Need
Who should lead arts and culture in NYC, Valentine's Day tips, and the sad state of Artforum.
Opinion
NYC Deserves a Culture Commissioner Who Cares
The city is in a deep affordability crisis that is reshaping who can live and work here, and which institutions can survive.
Guide
Your Guide to a Sexy, Artsy, Non-Boring Valentine’s Day in NYC
A Brooklyn zine fair, an exhibition on sex and cults, and other activities to spend the day with your lover, your polycule, or just yourself.
Community
Art Movements: Another Artforum Editor-in-Chief Is Out
Tina Rivers Ryan steps down from the disgraced publication, the Studio Museum names three artists-in-residence, and a deeply unnecessary new Jeff Koons collab.
Community
Required Reading
This week: Gladys Nilsson subverts ageist myths, letters from children in ICE detention, Heathcliff and whiteness, Toñita at the Super Bowl, Japanese incense clocks, and more.
Art Review
The Importance of Making “Degenerate” Art
Here, the term is reclaimed not as an insult but as an ethical position: art that refuses neutrality, civility, or institutional comfort.
Community
A View From the Easel
“Touching the soil fuels my imagination, and it shows in the canvases.”
Daily Newsletter
Lessons From a Children’s Art Teacher
Amy Sherald’s solo show breaks attendance records, remembering artists we lost this week, and an exhibition proves critical theory doesn’t have to be a snore.
News
Amy Sherald’s Show Sets Visitor Record at Baltimore Museum of Art
The museum became a venue for “American Sublime” after Sherald withdrew her exhibition from the Smithsonian, citing censorship concerns.
Opinion
Teaching Children Taught Me How to Be an Artist
My young students reminded me that my entire body is an extension of my art and making.
News
Jerry McMillan, Whimsical Chronicler of LA’s Art Scene, Dies at 89
His experimental photo-sculptures and inventive portraits of artists like Judy Chicago and Ed Ruscha pushed the boundaries of photography.
Community
Art Problems: Should I Sell My Work to People Whose Politics I Hate?
Paddy Johnson explains how to make it in the art market without selling your soul.