Guide

Four New York Area Shows to See Right Now

Our favorite shows all have a historical bent, as they look to China a millennium ago, the Catskills in the 1950s, New York City in the ’70s, and more.

Lisa Yin Zhang, Alexis Clements, Li-Ming Hu, Julie Schneider

August 12, 2025 — 3 min read

Mimi Gross, Red Grooms, and the Ruckus Construction Co., “Dame of the Narrows” (1975), mixed media, on view in Red Grooms, Mimi Gross, and The Ruckus Construction Co.: Excerpts from “Ruckus Manhattan” at the Brooklyn Museum (photo Julie Schneider/Hyperallergic)

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“Free Lyric” Tells the Story of a Young Black Female Rapper Cancelled for Her “Provocative” Lyrics

Watch the new documentary by BAFTA award-winning filmmaker Cherish ‘Chez’ Oteka on Field of Vision.

Contemporary Beadworker Ken Williams Jr Awarded Rakow Commission by Corning Museum of Glass

Marking the prize’s 40th year, "I Am the Hungry Cat" is the first Rakow Commission awarded for beadwork.

Call for Proposals: Roman Witt Residency at the University of Michigan

This residency at the U-M Stamps School, in partnership with the U-M Museum of Art (UMMA), offers artists a $20,000 honorarium, housing, studio space, and a culminating exhibition in UMMA’s prominent Stenn Gallery.