As we prepare our posts on this weekend’s 2012 Bushwick Open Studios, we wanted to give you a sense of what we saw over the course of the last few days. The following 110 images are a selection of studio visits, gallery shows, some impromptu exhibitions and even the area’s first art fair, Bushwick Basel.
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British Museum Workers Announce One-Week Strike
The action could disrupt public access to the museum as workers campaign for higher wages and better labor conditions.
Cooper Union Criticized for Halting Soviet Architecture Show
Over 500 scholars signed an open letter to reinstate the exhibition, which was postponed in consideration of the ongoing war in Ukraine.
Onsite Gallery Presents more-than-human
The media artworks in this show at Toronto’s OCAD University tell a tale of symbiosis, intersections, and more-than-human relationality.
A View From the Easel
This week, artist studios in the streets of Manhattan, a Texas high school, a Brooklyn apartment, and more.
Your Concise New York Art Guide for February 2023
Your list of must-see, fun, insightful, and very New York art events this month, including Ed Ruscha, Nina Katchadourian, Luis Camnitzer, Martha Edelheit, and more.
Human/Nature: Pathways from Art to Environment
Join the New-York Historical Society on February 10 for a virtual conversation about our changing relationship to the natural world with Julie Decker, John Grade, and LaMont Hamilton.
Ruth Asawa, Without End
Asawa’s life masks do not keep count of past or future losses.
Audience Members Cut Iranian Artist’s Hair in Moving Performance
At San Francisco’s Legion of Honor, Mobina Nouri took scissors to her own strands and invited others to do the same.
RISD Continuing Education Offers 170+ Online Courses for Adults and Teens
Spring programming includes certificates for adult learners, RISD’s pre-collegiate online certificate, and new teen courses.
The Argentine Artist Making Paintings on Devalued Currency
Amid a worsening inflation crisis, Sergio Guillermo Diaz’s banknote artworks are a poignant symbol of Argentinian resilience.
The Rise and Fall of the Neo-Romantics
Theatres of Melancholy: The Neo-Romantics in Paris and Beyond highlights a group of artists who found acclaim and patronage only to fall back into obscurity.
The Heart’s Knowledge: Science and Empathy in the Art of Dario Robleto
Presented by Northwestern’s Block Museum and McCormick School of Engineering, this new exhibition seeks empathy at the boundaries of life. On view in Evanston, Illinois.
Why The Rules of the Game Is Still Required Viewing
Jean Renoir’s newly restored 1939 classic proves that lawless wealth — then as now — makes a marvelous farce of us all.
Jewish Artist Targeted in Germany Over Pro-Palestine Stance
Hamburg’s Antisemitism Commissioner disparaged photographer Adam Broomberg for his support of the BDS movement.