Articles
Snark Park Is the Latest Selfie-Taking Destination in Hudson Yards
If you visit Snarkitecture’s new 3,000-square-foot “maze” for any reason other than to take posed photos, you will be bored within five minutes.
The Latest
An Iconic Collection of African American Culture Moves Back to Its Harlem Home
The Art & Artifacts division of the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in Harlem has finally moved its collection back home after years of offsite storage.
News
Preview the Documentary About the Ongoing Saga to Open the Barragán Archives
Here’s your exclusive look at a feature-length documentary about conceptual artist Jill Magid’s unusual project in the archives of famed Mexican architect Luis Barragán.
In Brief
Sri Lanka’s Government Pledges to Rebuild 175-Year-Old Church Bombed in Easter Attack
St. Anthony’s Shrine in Colombo is one of three Sri Lankan churches damaged in the deadly attacks.
Art
The Politics and Limits of Transportation Systems Around the World
An exhibition presents a decade’s worth of research on how people get around with transportation systems that can both lead to and help resolve social inequalities.
News
Does Gagosian’s New Advisory Firm Create a Conflict of Interest?
Gallerists and art advisors suspect there could be ulterior motives to the industry leader’s latest power play, but Gagosian would beg to differ.
Events
Get an International Overview of Art History with MoMA’s Global Research Initiative
MoMA hosts a series of lectures and panels expanding on their research into art history in Africa, Asia, Central and Eastern Europe, Latin America, and the Caribbean.
Events
The Overlooked Stories of Senior Citizens, Set to Music
Issued as an LP and double CD with an original cover design by Ed Ruscha, “It Happened To Me” paints a diverse and moving portrait of some of Santa Ana’s oldest citizens.
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Massachusetts College of Art and Design Takes Its 2019 MFA Thesis Exhibition to MASS MoCA
The exhibition will showcase the work of thirteen graduate students in the final year and is on view from May 3-May 19, including an opening reception on Saturday, May 4.
Speaking Out at the Whitney Museum
This is the second installment in a six-part series by the artist that will be published every day this week (Mon–Sat) regarding the recent Whitney Museum protests and the issues at stake.
Articles
Revitalizing the Culture of Palestinian Food
The Palestine Hosting Society project, founded and directed by Mirna Bamieh, usually begins with research into a city or family’s food practices and culminates in a hosted “table,” where this research is presented to a group of invited guests.
How Photography and Jazz Merged to Forge the “Black Is Beautiful” Movement
Kwame Brathwaite’s photographs fused the two mediums to push the boundaries of beauty, transforming how we define Blackness.