In the context of its exhibition on the history of tattoos, the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County will take a closer look at the Black and Gray style that came out of East LA.
Daily Archives: November 28, 2017
The 2017 Turner Prize Exhibition Puts Politics Front and Center
Diverse backgrounds are integral to this year’s exhibition of the artists shortlisted for the Turner Prize, as, in each of the four micro-exhibitions, they are wielded to address pressing social issues.
A Gleaming Shrine for Oscar Wilde
David McDermott and Peter McGough have built a shrine to Wilde in the basement of a church in Greenwich Village.
Imagining the Love Letters of JPMorgan’s CEO
Nathaniel Sullivan’s While the Nation Went Bankrupt imagines the life of the 0.01%.
A Day of Healing Through Mending Clothes
Bring your discarded sewing, or the sewing you never started, or the sewing you wish you knew how to do, for a day of personal and community mending.
Apply Now for MFA and MA Studio Art Programs at the University at Albany
All students in the highly competitive 2-year 60-credit MFA program are offered Teaching or Graduate Assistantship funding and 50% tuition waiver.
A Digital Drawing that Morphs with Real-time Meteorological Data
Claire Malrieux’s digital artwork “Climat Général” at the Collège des Bernardins features abstract forms that shift in response to weather data, evoking humanity’s environmental impact.
Collectors of Color on the Importance of Supporting Under-Recognized Artists
In Los Angeles, a group of forward-thinking collectors is focused on building and championing diversity through the work they select.
A Mexican-Born Artist, Activist, and DACA Recipient Considers an Uncertain Future
Maria de los Ángeles discusses her work, her relationship to her adopted country, and what DACA means in her life.
The New York Studio School Is “Not for the Faint-Hearted,” Says Dean Graham Nickson
“The New York Studio School is a place where the power of images is still searched for, the philosophy of drawing still present, and the quest for tangible form still engaged.”
A Eulogy for One of NYC’s Oldest Manhole Covers
The vanishing of an 1866 Croton Aqueduct manhole cover recalls the fleetingness of historic infrastructure heritage on New York City’s streets.
Bark Paintings That Were Pivotal Documents in an Aboriginal Sea Rights Case Go on View
The bark paintings in Gapu-Monuk Saltwater: Journey to Sea Country at the Australian National Maritime Museum in Sydney were pivotal documents in a major case for indigenous sea rights.