Film
How Martin Scorsese Seeks Revelation in Documentary
Film Forum's new series Scorsese Nonfiction brings an under-discussed facet of the director's career into focus.
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18-Year-Old Pleads Guilty After Pushing Child Off Tate Modern Balcony
On August 4, a French child visiting London with his family was found on Tate Modern’s fifth-floor roof after being pushed from the museum’s tenth-floor viewing platform. Soon after, British teenager John Bravery was arrested and charged with attempted murder, and today he plead guilty. Read the ful
Art
Damien Davis Explores the Legacy of the Tulsa Race Massacre Through Collage
For his solo presentation at Untitled Art Fair in Miami, Davis developed a lexicon of negritude, crafting sculptural plexiglass collages to explore the events that decimated a community popularly known as “Black Wall Street.”
Interview
Meet the US Southwest's Art Community: Steven J. Yazzie Sees Creative Community in a Climbing Gym
An interview series spotlighting some of the creative community members in the US Southwest. Hear from artists, curators, and art workers about their current projects and personal quirks.
Film
A Showcase of Boundary-Crossing Brazilian Cinema
Kicking off today at Film at Lincoln Center, the series presents a body of work that’s particularly heartening when one considers the encroachments on freedom that Brazilian cinema must now confront.
News
Week in Review: Tufts Ditches Sackler Name, French Museum Close as Protests Rage
Also, fired Marciano Art Foundation employees protested Guess stores on Black Friday, a stolen Willem de Kooning painting worth an estimated $100,000,000 has been recovered, and more.
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Tufts University Removes Sackler Name From Med School; Smithsonian Rebrands Its Sackler Gallery
The billionaire Sackler family, owners of Purdue Pharma who are well known for their philanthropy, has come under intense scrutiny in the art world.
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Parisian Strikes Bring City's Art Scene to a Halt
As protesters take to the streets to oppose President Macron’s proposed retirement reforms, a number of art institutions have partially or fully closed.
Books
The Unique Legacy of an American Indian Modernist
Mary Sully's artwork reflects her cultural moment, but it is also as a blueprint for rewriting history to include marginalized perspectives.
Art
A Tale of Two Pioneering Women Painters in Renaissance Italy
At a time when women were seen as incapable of serious creative or intellectual activity, Sofonisba Anguissola and Lavinia Fontana gained international renown for their exceptional bodies of work.
News
More Than 70K Young Art Goers Have Signed Up For a Free Museum Membership
In May, the Art Gallery of Ontario launched a pilot membership program offering free passes to patrons aged 18 to 25. Of the 100,000 people who have signed up, some 70% are under the age of 25.
Art
In 1977, an Artist Married Her Male Alter-Ego to Challenge Chauvinism
For almost 50 years, Tomaso Binga has been tackling the numerous manifestations of patriarchy in Italian culture. At 88, she is a living legend in Rome’s cultural scene.