Manhattan’s Grace Exhibition Space marked the opening of its fall season with over-the-top performances curated by the adored anti-fascist comedian.
Daniel Larkin
A man once knocked Daniel Larkin off his bar stool and flung mean words. He got up, smiled, and laughed as the bouncer showed him out. He doesn't give anyone the power to rain on his parade. It's more important for Daniel to be happy than famous.
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The Dark Side of Van Gogh’s Cypress Trees
The challenge at the heart of Van Gogh’s Cypresses is that the trees carried associations in the late 19th century that are lost on us today.
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Getting Body Curious at New York’s TEFAF Art Fair
The less-than-idealized body is a mainstay of modern art. But whether or not it sells is another question.
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Pratt MFA Graduates Contemplate the Mess We’re In
Part 2 of Pratt’s MFA thesis exhibition is all about depicting the toxic capitalist, racist, misogynistic, transphobic status quo in the US.
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What to See in New York This March
Your list of must-see, fun, insightful, and very New York art events this month, including Hew Locke, Saif Azzuz, Miyoko Ito, Shona McAndrew, and more.
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The Biggest Shitshow Ever, Literally
Oh Shit! retraces the historical arc of feces from ancient Rome to the sewage challenges and potential innovations of the 21st century.
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A Darkly Captivating Portrait of Toxic Obsession
A long history of checkered reviews of the film L’Homme blessé betrays a fundamental struggle with tragedy in a queer context.
Posted inBooks
How to Crack the Catholic Code of the Old Masters
Suzanna Ivanič’s new book Catholica: The Visual Culture of Catholicism is an essential primer on how Catholicism intersects with art history.
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The Art World’s Catholic Problem
What feels like the right way to write about Roman Catholicism, or Christian iconography, to most art critics is heavily influenced by museum discourse, which is far from neutral.
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Greek Mythology as an Allegory for Gay Dating
Paul Anagnostopoulos’s painted terra cottas are rife with rich allegory to unpack — whether you’re LGBTQ+ or not.
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Artists Find Inspiration in Uncertainty at Arts in Bushwick
Every artwork at Arts in Bushwick seemed to be in dialogue with the uncertainty and unpredictability of the moment.
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Donatello’s Queer Glamour
The unorthodox bodies that Donatello sculpted seem intertwined with the unorthodox relationship he developed between his own body and the bodies of other queer men.
