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Film

Women Directors Take Risks in New Genre Shorts

The latest edition of the Fantasia International Film Festival continued its trend of elevating female filmmakers.

Opinion

After Kanders, Decolonization Is the Way Forward

Activist organization Decolonize This Place believes "the museum can be made responsive to people rather than to the dictates of capital, that it can foster creativity and memory rather than functioning as a tool to launder the reputations of the ultra-wealthy."

News

Safariland Tear Gas Was Allegedly Used Against Protesters in Puerto Rico [UPDATED]

During political protests across San Juan, Puerto Rico, police have fired tear gas and rubber bullets manufactured by weapons companies owned by Warren Kanders.

Art

An Experimental Puppetry Troupe Crafts Their Hopeful Vision

The Del Hierro brothers craft their costumes from polyurethane foam, which they find in whatever city they happen to be in, tearing into discarded couches or mattresses and ripping out the "meat" inside.

Art

An Essential History Immortalized in the Archive of Ebony and Jet

The archive of Ebony and Jet is a treasure trove of visual culture; its donation to the National Museum of African American History and Culture and Getty Research Institute will allow unprecedented access to decades of Black American history.

In Brief

Diversity in NYC Arts Organizations Falls Short of City Demographics

In 2017, New York Mayor Bill de Blasio pledged to link future funding for cultural institutions to the diversity of their employees and boards. A new study released by the city shows demographic alignment is still far away.

Announcement

Launch Your Art World Career with Christie's Education Master's Programs

Now accepting applications for Fall 2019. Come study at the heart of the New York art scene.

Film

Turning the Andes Into a Metaphor for Chile's History of Political Oppression

With The Cordillera of Dreams, director Patricio Guzmán closes out a trilogy of documentaries in which he's used Chile's landmarks as points of inquiry into the nation's past.

Interview

An Insider's View of the Cuban Art World and 2019 Havana Biennial

In an in-depth interview translated from Spanish, artist and scholar Coco Fusco discusses the 2019 Havana Biennial and state of the Cuban art world with poet and cultural commentator Katherine Bisquet.

Art

"America" as Filmed by Directors From Outside the United States

Film at Lincoln Center's Another Country: Outsider Visions of America offers a smorgasbord of wildly disparate cinema by foreign and immigrant directors you wouldn't normally consider in the same conversation.

In Brief

Congress Is Investigating the Rapid Closure of Art Institutes Across United States

The House Education and Labor Committee says it has evidence that suggests the Trump administration helped the failing for-profit colleges lie to students about accreditation as their systems collapsed.

In Brief

Objects by Climate Activists Go on Display at Victoria and Albert Museum

The museum acquired a selection of flags, prints, and designs by Extinction Rebellion, a recently formed environmental activist group, for its permanent collection.