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Beyond the Controversies, Documenta Is a Remarkable Gathering of Voices
The 15th edition of the international art exhibition is a gathering of potentialities, a careful alignment of militant particles, and an assembly of thousands of diverse voices.
Kathleen Collins’s Groundbreaking Portrait of Black Womanhood
Ignored and undistributed upon its debut in 1982, in the decades since, the film Losing Ground has slowly gained the recognition it deserves.
Center for Art, Research and Alliances Opens Space for Future (Un)doings in Conjurings
Convened by Erika Sprey, Lamin Fofana, Sky Hopinka, Emmy Catedral, and Manuela Moscoso, the public program unfolds this summer at CARA in New York City.
What Defines a Queer Space?
Queer Spaces: An Atlas of LGBTQ+ Places and Stories records how generations of queer communities have persisted and created familial oases around the world.
Critics Roast Prince William and Kate Middleton’s Official Portrait
The uncanny painting by artist Jamie Coreth has prompted speculations of a Dorian Gray-style bargain and drawn comparisons to Madame Tussauds’s wax figures.
San Francisco Art Book Fair Returns After a Two-Year Break
The Bay Area art book fair is back this July with free programming at three different on-site venues, new exhibitors, and fundraising editions from renowned artists.
MFA Boston Workers Secure Wage Increases in First Union Contract
“This contract is a structural breakthrough for museum workers who have been underpaid as a group for years,” said staffer Martina Tanga.
Warhol Foundation Grants $3.9 Million to 50 US Arts Organizations
Retrospectives of Chicana artist Amalia Mesa-Bains and Mohawk artist Shelley Niro are among the projects supported by the foundation.
CCS Bard Summer Exhibitions Delve Into Video Art and Black Melancholia
Shows at the Hudson Valley’s Hessel Museum of Art feature artists Dara Birnbaum and Martine Syms, as well as new scholarship on Black melancholia as an artistic and critical practice.
Met President and CEO to Step Down in 2023
Daniel Weiss, who joined the museum in 2015, led the institution through the turmoil of the pandemic and oversaw milestones like the implementation of paid internships.
TEFAF Maastricht Fair Evacuated After Armed Jewelry Heist
Two men were arrested after using a sledgehammer to break a glass display case at the art fair. Police are searching for two more suspects.
Can Western Architecture Ever Be Truly Decolonial?
The Project of Independence at MoMA probes the limits of modernist construction in South Asia.