Art
Shiva the Inscrutable
Shiva dances a dance of sheer bliss.
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Art
What This Artist Needs to Make Work During a Pandemic
Tony Tasset’s use of inexpensive graph paper suggests that drawing is a way to remain open to ideas, whims, passing thoughts, even dreams.
Books
The Writer as Citizen of the World
Charles North is one of the rare citizens of the world in that he remains open to it.
News
As #CancelRent Movement Grows in NYC, Two Artists Start Their Own Strike
When their Brooklyn building failed to offer tenants protections, artists Alina Tenser and Gabo Camnitzer took matters into their own hands.
News
Lion Statues at Art Institute of Chicago Get Face Masks, One Stolen Immediately
The masks are meant to encourage Chicagoans to wear face coverings when out in public.
Opinion
Barbie’s Back, as Basquiat?
The latest from Mattel suggests another 20th-century artist has become just a recognizable style easily packaged for kids.
News
“Missing Sounds of New York” Brings the City to Your Headphones
The New York Public Library has released a playlist of sounds that take us back to pre-pandemic days in the city that never sleeps.
Art
Live Blogging Discussions on Fossil Fuel Abolition and Representations of Gender in the Arts
Check out Hyperallergic’s live report of day five of the Common Field Convening.
Announcement
Tulsa NoiseFest Goes Virtual With Local Artist-Musicians
Viewers are invited to tune in to the performance series Local Access, featuring experimental artist-musicians in Tulsa, OK every night at 7 pm (CST), May 4–8, 2020.
Books
How Women Helped Revolutionize the Art of Printmaking
A new book examines the collective Atelier 17, whose members redefined beliefs about gender identity and artistic achievement in the 1940s and ’50s.
Community
A View From the Easel During Times of Quarantine
This week, artists reflect on quarantining from their studios in Nova Scotia, Philadelphia, Au Train, Atlantic Highlands, and Sonoma.
News
Week in Review: Museums Cautiously Re-open, Survey Says 95% of Artists Lost Income During Pandemic
Also, Sotheby’s and Google are holding an online charity auction to raise money for International Rescue Committee, and more.