News

Unions Reach Tentative Agreements at Brooklyn Museum and American Folk Art Museum

Potentially averting strike action, both unions are set to vote on ratifying the tentative agreements with their respective museums starting today, September 29.

News

Kehinde Wiley Requests to Buy Back Painting Removed by State Department

Trump officials removed the work from an embassy in the Dominican Republic in August, labeling it "woke."

Feature

Jean Shin Creates Her Own Anti-War Camouflage

Highlighting patterns of war and migration, her installation "Tidal Crossing" is the latest artist intervention at the Brooklyn Army Terminal.

Daily Newsletter

Whitney Museum Workers Declare Strike

The union prepares for work stoppage ahead of the Lichtenstein show. Plus, Teresa Margolles distills the language of violence at MoMA PS1.

Art Review

Teresa Margolles and the Violence We Breathe

Her MoMA PS1 exhibition raises the question: What exactly does formal restraint accomplish in an age of violent excess?

Feature

Art in Odd Places Participants Seek Utopia Under Dark Clouds

The public art festival’s 21st edition unfolded across 14th Street throughout the nor’easter this past weekend.

News

Activists Unveil Quilt Honoring Thousands Disappeared by ICE in Minnesota

The Stolen Neighbors Quilt features 11,000 hand-stitched squares in an indictment of violence against immigrants and a “call for political courage.”

Film Review

The Rough-and-Ready Brilliance of Barbara Hammer’s “Nitrate Kisses”

Newly restored in 4K, the film feels prescient as groups are once again being scapegoated for public health crises and financial instability.

Art Review

Kenzi Shiokava Did It for the Love of It

He modeled what a life in art can amount to without acclaim, celebrity, money, and all the other trappings we tell artists are required.

News

Whitney Museum Union Sets Strike Date Ahead of Major Roy Lichtenstein Show

“We’d rather be working and doing our jobs, but our wages are untenable for making ends meet in New York City,” said the union's chairperson.

Pocket Review

A Broomstick in a Man's World

In Emily Mae Smith's surreal paintings, a symbol of women’s work becomes a weapon.

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Announcement

Ruby City Presents "Generative Disruption: Feminist Art from the Collection"

This latest exhibition traces the enduring influence of feminist artistic practice on contemporary art. On view Sept 26 - Aug 29, 2027