Art
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.
Daniel Larkin
Art
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.
Opinion
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.
Art
Is Touching Sculpture Sexier After Zoom Fatigue?
The sensation of touching isn’t the point. It’s the yearning — heightened during quarantines — that lives on in these sculptures.
Art
Using Clay to Concretize the Psychological State of Being Wounded
With her clay relief sculptures, Brie Ruais probes the exit wound and its deep psychological implications.
Art
How Incan-Muisca Wisdom Helps Preserve the Lives of BIPOC Women
Coralina Rodriguez Meyer invites women to reconnect with the indigenous and syncretic spiritualities of their ancestors to find new power.
Art
Your Guide to Explore the Unfamiliar at Gowanus Open Studios
Open studio events can be overwhelming, but our guide can help you navigate the upcoming event.
Opinion
Shakespeare in the Park with an All-Black Cast is Still Played Out
Is it possible to revere the long illustrious history of Shakespeare in the Park, which includes fine Black actors such as James Earl Jones, while also suggesting it may no longer serve a changing city?
Opinion
Looking at Chuck Close Through His Portrait of Bill Clinton
Something inside Clinton’s and Close’s psyche compartmentalized too much, echoing the grid of the portrait. Both inflicted far more harm than each realized.
Music
When Live Music Brings the Beat Back Into Your Body
A concert at the Cloisters shed the Met’s stuffiness, broadening what performance can be.
Art
The Anti-capitalist Candor of Alice Neel
Neel’s approach defied the conventions of both schlocky social realism and traditional portraiture.
Art
The Starkly Poignant Prints of William Kentridge
Viewed in 2021, Kentridge’s preference for black and white strikes as an urging to see issues of morality more clearly.