Film
Over Skype, Filmmakers Ponder Whether Cinema Is Dying
The latest iteration of the documentary series Room H.264, presented by the Museum of the Moving Image, considers the future of film and was made entirely in quarantine.
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Art
A Fashion Historian on the Relationship Between Clothing and Disease
Alison Matthews David considers the past as we decide what to wear and how to protect ourselves during the pandemic.
Art
Stained Glass That Demands Slow Looking
Featuring jarring geometrics, menageries of odd little creatures, and maximalist aesthetics, Judith Schaechter’s light boxes are nearly impossible to look away from.
News
NYC’s Lesley Heller Gallery Will Close Permanently
The COVID-19 crisis has had tremendous impact on small and mid-sized galleries in New York.
Art
Centering Immigrant Artists, From Advising on Visa Applications to Responding to Xenophobia
Join the organizers of the Immigrant Artist Biennial for a virtual roundtable on anti-Asian racism, a $10 immigration clinic for visual artists, and more.
News
NEH Announces COVID-19 Relief Grants Using Stimulus Funds
The National Endowment for the Humanities will offer emergency grants of up to $300,000 to organizations across the country.
Art
An Artist Investigates the Effects of Technological Obsolescence
On Earth Day, Julia Christensen discusses the concept of “upgrade culture” and how it has impacted our daily lives.
Art
Make the Getty’s Collection Your Own in Animal Crossing
The Getty's art generator is the latest tool to help players of the popular social simulation game create their own galleries and installations.
Announcement
The Maryland Institute College of Art Presents Class of 2020 Work Online
MICA may not be open physically, but online it can be accessed everywhere.
Announcement
The Museum of Arts and Design Is Accepting Applications for Its 2021 Burke Prize
The Burke Prize awards $50,000 to an artist working in a world of expanded media. Entries are due by May 31, 2020.
Art
Robert Smithson’s Experiments in Entropy
Revisiting Smithson’s earthworks “Spiral Jetty” and “Partially Buried Woodshed,” which have dramatically changed 50 years later.
Books
An Illustrator’s Lyrical Meditation on Her Father’s Decline
A visual poem about her father’s battle with dementia, Ephameron’s Us Two Together resonates in multiple senses.