News
Celebrate MLK Day at New York City’s Arts Institutions
A protest music workshop, a community mural, and film screenings and performances honor the Civil Rights leader on what would have been his 95th birthday.
Elaine Velie
News
Indiana University Cancels Palestinian Artist Samia Halaby’s Exhibition
Supporters are calling on the school to reinstate what would have been 87-year-old artist's first retrospective in the US.
News
California’s Iconic Salvation Mountain Designated a Historic Site
Artist Leonard Knight spent 25 years crafting the work in the remote California desert.
News
Ethical Questions Arise After AI “Completes” Keith Haring Painting
The artist had left the 1989 painting intentionally unfinished as a commentary on the AIDS crisis that ultimately took his life.
Art
24 Exceptional Subway Artworks to See in NYC
You don’t need to visit a gallery or museum to experience the works of well-known artists, from Romare Bearden in the Bronx to Katherine Bradford in Manhattan.
Film
New York Jewish Film Festival Returns for 33rd Edition
The lineup of 28 feature, documentary, and short films and discussions with filmmakers kicks off on January 10.
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Tenement Museum Opens First Exhibition About Black New Yorkers
A version of Rachel and Joseph Moore’s cramped quarters in the former Eighth Ward is reimagined on Orchard Street on the Lower East Side.
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Tenement Museum Opens First Exhibition About Black New Yorkers
A version of Rachel and Joseph Moore’s cramped quarters in the former Eighth Ward is reimagined on Orchard Street on the Lower East Side.
Art
Art History's Most Fascinating Calendars
Artists and craftsmen have imagined and reimagined the ubiquitous time tracker, creating innovative designs to keep an eye on the passing days.
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Pope.L, Artist and Performer Who Crawled Across NYC, Dies at 68
His endurance-based works drew attention to overlooked nuances, from systemic inequities imposed on Black Americans to absurd social rituals.
Art
The Dazzling Magic of Filipino Lanterns
Parols, traditionally symbolizing the star of Bethlehem, illuminate homes in the Philippines and the diaspora during the Christmas season.
News
New Banksy Anti-War Piece Stolen in Broad Daylight
A video online shows two men removing the work less than an hour after the artist posted about it on Instagram.