As the year winds down, the DOC NYC film festival curates some of the best and most buzzed-about recent nonfiction films.
November 5, 2019
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10 Eye-Popping and Provocative Art Books to Check Out Right Now
The Acid-Free Art Book Market brought forth booksellers in tune with the cultural and sociopolitical zeitgeist, offering books on detention center architecture, monographs in translation, and new underground periodicals written by people living in the margins.
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Kyoto Tourists Face Fines for Unauthorized Photos of Geisha
The ban, implemented in the wake of complaints by the district’s home and business owners, includes a fine of up to 10,000 yen (~$91.90), and prohibits photo-taking on private roads.
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Toxic Environments at the Karachi Biennale
In a city where the municipal government has consistently failed to address issues such as land or air pollution, the latest edition of the biennale considers its environmental crisis through various media.
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A Conversation With Phillip Youmans, the 19 Year-Old Director Already Making Film Festival History
With Burning Cane, Youmans became the youngest filmmaker to ever screen at Tribeca Film Festival, nabbing multiple awards and becoming the first Black director to win Best Narrative Feature.
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The Cop-Attacking Chilean Dog Who Became a Worldwide Symbol of Protest
The recent uprising in Chile is full of references to the beloved Negro Matapacos, who accompanied protesters for many years. As his legend spreads, so too do images of the good boy.
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Dozens of Museums Will Be Filled With Feminist Art Ahead of US Presidential Election
The Feminist Art Coalition has coordinated with museums nationwide to display feminist art in anticipation of the 2020 election.
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University at Albany Offers Tuition Waivers and Funding for MFA Students
They offer an affordable and interdisciplinary program where students work across Painting and Drawing, Printmaking, Sculpture and Installation, and Photography and Related Media. Applications are due by February 15, 2020.
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Meet LA’s Art Community: Alison Saar on Her Harriet Tubman Monument and Finding Inspiration
A new interview series spotlighting some of the great work coming out of Los Angeles. Hear directly from artists, curators, and art workers about their current projects and personal quirks.
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Hunter College Presents Part I of the Fall 2019 Thesis Exhibition
The eleven artists in the exhibition represent an array of art-making practices. Their work will be on view from November 14 – 30, 2019 at 205 Hudson Street.
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Two Artists Invite You to Bask in Their Garden
Garden is a sustained mind-meld between two artists’ aesthetic sensibilities, one clearly born from a long friendship grounded in loving, making, and sharing art over the course of 15 years.
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An Evening With Pia Camil at the Guggenheim on November 8
Pia Camil joins Pablo León de la Barra for a discussion of her practice, followed by a celebration that includes a communal activation of her new work Here Comes the Sun (2019).