Guide
10 Art Shows to See in DC This Fall
Carlotta Corpron photographs light, Ahn Chang-Hong unmasks Korean history, Black women reimagine Shakespeare, three mid-century New York artists paint by the sea, and more.
Emma Cieslik
Emma Cieslik is a queer, disabled, and neurodivergent museum professional and writer based in Washington, DC. She is also a religious scholar interested in the intersections of religion, gender, sexuality, and material culture.
News
Critics Slam “Petty” Removal of Joel Shapiro Sculpture From Kennedy Center
Artists and activists condemned the National Park Service’s dismantling of "Blue” (2019), calling it an example of “Trump’s continued vandalism of the nation’s artistic treasures.”
Feature
Artists Commit to the Bit at This Year’s Vulva Gala
Over two dozen artists from the LA area were given homemade costumes to decorate as they pleased as part of the School of Sexuality Project’s community-centered celebration.
News
16 Arrested for Showing Portraits of People Killed by ICE in DC Senate Building
The action by members of the Women’s March used artist Gianluca Costantini’s drawings of Alex Pretti, Renée Good, and other victims of ICE violence.
Guide
10 Art Shows to See in DC This Summer
As the nation marks 250 years, exhibitions explore artists’ interpretations of the American flag, Joan Miró’s printmaking, collage as critique, Black design, Pueblo pottery, and more.
News
Trump Re-Erects Monument of Enslaver Removed in 2020
The statue of Caesar Rodney, a signer of the Declaration of Independence who enslaved at least 200 people, is now on display in DC's Freedom Plaza.
News
Satirical Video Game Lampoons Trump's Iran War Chaos
The fully functioning arcade game mirrors the White House’s trivialization of death and suffering amid the US and Israel’s prolonged war on Iran.
Opinion
Trump Plays Christ and Gets the Wound Wrong
The president’s latest attempt to fashion himself as an American messiah is costing him some of his most loyal Catholic supporters.
News
New Protest Art Lampoons Trump's Gaudy Bathroom Redesign
“In a time of unprecedented division,” reads a plaque, “President Trump focused on what truly mattered: remodeling the Lincoln bathroom in the White House.”
Feature
Meet the Woman Who Made Museums More Accessible
The first head of Accessible Programs at the National Gallery of Art tells us about her path and the future of museum accessibility.
News
“Jeffrey Epstein Walk of Shame” Pops Up in DC
The guerrilla artwork includes “stars” for MoMA trustee Leon Black, arts patron Les Wexner, and over a dozen other individuals mentioned in the Epstein files.
Guide
10 Art Shows to See in DC This Spring
Nick Cave links landscapes and race, Mary Cassatt in Paris, Joan Danzinger’s sculpted universe, America through the eyes of its artists, and more.