Art
The Violence of the 2017 Whitney Biennial
One of the themes of this year's Whitney Biennial appears to be violence, and not every artist has the ability to transform it into a successful work of art.
Hrag Vartanian
Art
Required Reading
This week, imaging the world's longest building, the Oxford comma wins, Grabner on Gibson, We Are All Merkel, artist tattoos MAGA around his anus, and more.
Art
Required Reading
This week, don't ask Quora for art advice, Banksy's gentrification project, an architect claims plagiarism, fall of Standing Rock, Africa's fascist history, and more.
News
Snapchat Creates a Frida Kahlo Filter for International Women's Day
Snapchat added three filters to celebrate famous women for International Women's Day.
Art
The Messy, DIY Aesthetic of the Spring/Break Art Show
Other fairs prune and primp their art for maximum market efficiency; Spring/Break allows curators and artists to let their freak flags fly.
Art
Required Reading
This week, Google's new HQ designs, Georgia O’Keeffe's modern life, building Trump's crazy border wall, the enduring life of zines, Rauschenberg's goat, and more.
Interview
The Artist Who Put Kellyanne Conway in an Andrew Wyeth Painting
Some images just work, and you can definitely say that about Tim O'Brien's update of Andrew Wyeth's famous painting.
Art
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This week, Lady Liberty gets a "Refugees Welcome" banner, critics hate on Amy Feldman and Jason Rhoades, Warhol's cause of death may be more complicated than we think, drawing black comic characters, and more.
Art
The Culmination of a Crowdsourced, Operatic Performance Experiment
Panoply Performance Laboratory's crowd-sourced opera is entering its final acts.
News
Protesters Demand MoMA Drop Trump Advisor from Its Board
Dozens of protesters are demanding MoMA remove the CEO of BlackRock from their board because of his ties to the Trump administration.
Art
Required Reading
This week, all the art we don't see in museums, the Met Museum's problems, Tiny Trump takes off, what you need to know about 4chan, and more.
Art
North America's Biggest Art History Conference Touches Down in New York
A weekend of panels and talks is the focus of the annual College Art Association conference.