Talia Levitt homes in on the everyday people, animals, and urban infrastructure that are emblematic of New York, but not often celebrated.

Annabel Keenan
Annabel Keenan is a writer based in New York. She specializes in contemporary art and sustainability. Her work has been published in The Art Newspaper and Artillery Magazine among others.
Maia Ruth Lee Transforms the Materials of Migration
The artist draws inspiration from her own migration to consider both the confinement and freedom associated with a life in motion.
Reclaiming the Story of Free Black Potter Thomas W. Commeraw
For too long, the New York potter was mistakenly identified as White and of French descent.
Minerva Cuevas Strikes the Gods of Environmental Destruction
In taking aim at contemporary corporations, especially oil companies, Cuevas draws a connection between colonization, trade, and the devastation of the natural world.
Susan Philipsz Evokes the Holocaust Through Absence
Philipsz’s haunting sound and video artworks serve as a poignant witness to the lives and artistry of victims of the Holocaust.
Whose Mother Is Nature Anyway?
Contemporary society in the United States normalizes the idea of the exhausted mother, so why wouldn’t mother nature be equally exhausted?
Who Has the Authority to Tell a Region’s History?
Lydia Ourahmane asks whether her journey to the remote Tassili n’Ajjer plateau should be considered neocolonial tourism or an artistic exploration of cultural heritage.
Good Vibrations and Milford Graves’s Healing Harmonics
Graves spent nearly 40 years investigating the healing potential of music.
Artists Channel the Collaborative Ethos of New York’s Lower East Side
A nod to the arts and culture anti-establishment nonprofit, A Gathering of the Tribes, Housing gallery’s latest exhibition emphasizes the interdisciplinary.