News
In Silent Action, Activists Protest Keffiyeh Ban at Noguchi Museum Gala
Masked activists greeted benefit attendees as messages like “Culture Banned Here” were projected on the institution’s facade.
Rhea Nayyar
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Leonora Carrington’s Surrealist Cat Sculpture Could Fetch $7M
Who is this diva? Why, it's “La Grande Dame (The Cat Woman),” the star of Sotheby’s Modern Evening Sale in New York.
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Carrie Mae Weems Kitchen Table Photos Star in Kamala Harris Ad
The iconic images from Weems’s 1990 series appear in a recent video advertisement airing in key battleground states.
Art
New York City’s Art Show Gets Up-Close and Personal
Hyperrealism and small-scale painting dominate at the Art Dealers Association of America’s annual fair.
Film
New Documentary Gives a Voice to Benin's Looted Treasures
Mati Diop's Dahomey centers on the repatriation of 26 stolen Beninese objects and how it could shape the African country’s future.
News
Neo-Nazi Tiki Torch “Monument” to Trump Emerges in DC
The apparently satirical artwork follows the appearance of a mysterious sculpture of a turd on Nancy Pelosi’s desk last week.
News
Studio Museum in Harlem Receives $10M From Ford Foundation
The gift will permanently endow the New York institution’s director and chief curator role, held by Thelma Golden for nearly two decades.
Art
New Dwyane Wade Statue Looks Like Anyone Except Dwyane Wade
Memes draw comparisons to The Matrix, Kelsey Grammer, and seemingly everyone except Miami Heat’s star player.
News
Sculpture of a Turd on Nancy Pelosi’s Desk Appears on National Mall
"This memorial honors the brave men and women who broke into the United States Capitol on January 6th, 2021, to loot, urinate, and defecate,” reads a plaque.
News
Israel Bombs Ancient World Heritage Site in Lebanon
Over a dozen injuries and significant damages have been reported in Tyre since Israeli airstrikes began in the coastal city earlier this week.
Art
Why Is There a Defunct Crane in Madison Square Park?
Nicole Eisenman’s new public artwork has everything to do with land use decisions and urban development in New York City.
News
Brooklyn Nonprofit Apologizes for Removing Palestinian-American Artist’s Work
UrbanGlass excluded Phil Garip's art from a staff exhibition last March over its inclusion of the phrase "from the river to the sea."