Art
Ladies First at the ADAA Art Show
Women artists are ubiquitous at the most august of the week's art fairs, from canonical figures like Lee Krasner and Lee Bontecou to lesser-known figures like Zilia Sánchez and Evelyn Statsinger.
Benjamin Sutton
Art
The High Stakes of Lowrider and Chicano Culture in Three Documentaries
A slate of three short films at UnionDocs examines Chicano culture in the Bronx and Japan.
Guide
Your Concise Guide to Armory Week 2017 — with GIFs!
Our handy guide to this week's 11 art fairs in New York City, from the august ADAA Art Show to the diminutive Salon Zürcher, supplemented with animated GIFs.
Film
A Cute but Clawless Documentary on Istanbul's Street Cats
In Kedi, human Istanbulites reflect on their complex but loving relationships with the city's feline inhabitants.
In Brief
24 Senators Sign Letter Urging Trump to Keep the National Endowments for Arts and Humanities
A group of Democratic, Republican, and independent Senators has signed a letter urging the president not to cut federal funding to the National Endowments for the Arts and Humanities.
Art
Hilton Als Curates Alice Neel's Portraits of Life in Upper Manhattan
The exhibition at David Zwirner gallery features five decades' worth of Neel's paintings and drawings of people of color.
In Brief
US Congressman Sues Architect of the Capitol for Removing Student's Painting
Representative William Lacy Clay claims the removal of a painting by one of his constituents was an act of censorship that violates the 1st Amendment.
Art
A Documentary on the Schisms of Second-Wave Feminism
The 1980 documentary Some American Feminists, which features in-depth interviews with prominent writers and thinkers, screens on February 22.
Art
50 Years of Indigenous Fashion at the National Museum of the American Indian
Native Fashion Now brings together works by 67 designers and artists from the US and Canada who are melding generations-old practices and contemporary couture.
Art
Despite Censorship Row, a Show Connecting Immigrant Rights and Police Brutality Goes On
The censorship of a work now slated to be reinstated threatened to undo a powerful exhibition of social justice art by artists from the southwestern US.
Art
The Frontier of Documentary Filmmaking at MoMA
Opening on February 16, the 2017 edition of the Doc Fortnight festival showcases films about humanitarian crises, politically charged art projects, and more.
In Brief
Museum Terminates Anti-Trump Art Project over Safety Concerns
"HEWILLNOTDIVIDE.US," a work by the trio LaBeouf, Rönkkö & Turner, was originally intended to run for Donald Trump's entire presidency at the Museum of the Moving Image.