Christina Forrer’s colorful and gripping tapestries, currently on view at the Swiss Institute, focus on the awkward physicality of aggression.
Daily Archives: April 18, 2017
The British Pennies Defaced in Protest by a Suffragette
A 1903 penny on view at the British Museum features the words “Votes for Women” letter-stamped by a suffragette over the face of the king.
New York-Historical Society Offers Workshops for US Residents Seeking Citizenship
The New-York Historical Society will launch the Citizenship Project, a major initiative to offer green card holders free civics and American history workshops led by the museum’s educators.
Al Loving’s Rag Paper Collages from the 1980s Go on View
Spiral Play: Loving in the ’80s opens this Saturday at Art + Practice and features 12 of Al Loving’s three-dimensional collages.
Learn About the Legacy of Puerto Rican Activism
On April 22 at Interference Archive, Carmen Vivian Rivera and José E. Velázquez will discuss activism in the 1960s–80s Puerto Rican diaspora.
International Studio & Curatorial Program Presents Spring Open Studios
Learn about the inventive practices of contemporary artists and curators from 22 countries.
St. Peter’s Basilica Meets the Black Panthers in a Contemporary Altarpiece
Kevin Beasley’s installation feels sublime and sacred in its grandiose silence.
Painter Barkley L. Hendricks Dies at 72
The artist, best known for his bold portraits of Black people, passed away early this morning.
Looking Back at the Strange and Surly History of Bay Area Funk Art
It is disheartening to see this 50th anniversary of the seminal exhibition Funk pass by without so much as a nod from the art world.
The Possibilities and Failures of the Racial Imagination
Three writers consider the controversy surrounding Dana Schutz’s painting of Emmett Till and the Whitney Museum’s public response to it.
New Jersey’s One Million Acres of Undeveloped, Otherworldly Land
David Kessler spent six years filming the Pine Barrens’ landscape and its inhabitants, capturing the area in every imaginable state and season.
WPA-Style Posters Imagine a Bleak Future for US National Parks
Artist Hannah Rothstein created a series of images in the style of vintage posters for US National Parks that imagines what they will look like if we don’t act against climate change.