In this two-part conversation, two of the leading activists in the New York art community talk about their lives, work, and what’s next.
September 25, 2020
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As Part of EU’s $872 Billion Recovery Plan, a Call For a “New Bauhaus”
The European Union is looking to the influential modernist movement as a model for a new, climate-neutral architecture.
Posted inArt
A Beguiling Look at the Biases of AI
With Bloom, Trevor Paglen collapses distinctions between the real and virtual, laying bare the prejudices embedded in supposedly objective artificial intelligence systems.
Posted inArt
Seeing Through the History of Ancient Roman Glass
Emerging technologies used for chemical and isotopic analysis combined with new archaeological discoveries are uncovering the sources, craftsmanship, and long-distance trade of the delicate commodity of “Alexandrian glass.”
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ICA Philadelphia Reopens for Fall 2020 With Milford Graves: A Mind-Body Deal
The first major retrospective of the free jazz icon’s multidisciplinary work is on view from September 26, 2020, until January 24, 2021.
Posted inOpinion
How Woke Are the Fall Shows at New York’s Blue-chip Art Galleries?
Looking at the upcoming shows from Pace, David Zwirner, Gagosian, and Hauser & Wirth one hardly gets the sense that we are in a moment of acute crisis.
Posted inFilm
Using Strange Humor to Grapple With Loss
Jan Oxenberg grapples with the loss of her grandmother in Thank You and Good Night, a film that’s fallen into obscurity since 1991 but is now available to stream.
Posted inFilm
A Tribute to Latasha Harlins From Those Who Knew Her Best
A Love Song for Latasha is a “spiritual archive” of who Harlins was in life, rather than focusing on the circumstances of her death.
Posted inFilm
A Parade of Cakes Fit for Versailles
Ottolenghi and the Cakes of Versailles is a look behind the scenes at the Met as an international team of chefs prepare an elaborate feast.
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Week in Review: Artist Commemorates Ruth Bader Ginsburg; NY Gets a Climate Clock
Also, an anonymous collector donated Maurizio Cattelan’s viral banana sculpture to the Guggenheim Museum, and more.