News
Noguchi Museum Launches Online Archive of 60,000 Unique Works
The vast archive of photographs, manuscripts, and digitized drawings is coupled with an updated digital catalogue raisonné of Isamu Noguchi's work.
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Art
LaToya Ruby Frazier Looks Beyond Blue-Collar Stereotypes
In The Last Cruze, the artist hones in on the vast inequities that persist in US society, as well as the tender relationships that enable survival and persistence in spite of them.
Interview
Meet LA's Art Community: Gabriela Urtiaga Thinks “It’s a Great Moment for Latin American Art”
An interview series spotlighting some of the great work coming out of Los Angeles. Hear directly from artists, curators, and art workers about their current projects and personal quirks.
Art
Hank Willis Thomas Opens Up Space for Interpretation, Which Is Sometimes Risky
When we have more opportunity to interact with art on our own terms, there are more places to hide from its difficult truths, particularly viewers who have the privilege to do so.
News
Teacher Accused of Throwing Away Students’ Black Lives Matter Posters
The ACLU says the incident points to a larger issue of censoring Black students at school.
In Brief
Yayoi Kusama Designs a Balloon for Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
A giant sun will be the Japanese contemporary artist's contribution to this year's Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade.
Opinion
A Performa Production Co-opted the Story of a Sex Worker
Without speaking with or even acknowledging the existence of critical members of the sex worker community, Performa has ultimately appropriated migrant sex worker organizing.
Art
An Artist's Radiographic Photos Cast New Light on Chernobyl
Anyone willing to view Alice Miceli's Projeto Chernobyl on its own terms, to see radiography as both a practical tool and a potential art form, will be richly rewarded.
Art
What Ntozake Shange's for colored girls Means in the Age of #MeToo
If you are surprised or stunned by recent revelations concerning sexual assault and harassment, it is because you have been, like most of American culture, ignoring Black women. Shange's choreopoem, now running as a revival at the Public Theater, reminds us to pay attention.
News
A Native American Shield Highlights a Legal Loophole About the Export of Cultural Artifacts
The appearance of a stolen sacred shield at a Paris auction house prompted a New Mexico Senator to propose the STOP Act, which would ban the trafficking of certain cultural items outside the United States.
Art
A Vision for Sustainable Housing and Design in Los Angeles
The architecture firm Brooks + Scarpa makes the case for greater building density and more sustainable design practices to combat the region’s acute housing shortage.
Opinion
Make Any Document Dumber With This Font Based on Trump's Handwriting
Trump’s oversized script recently made an appearance during his ongoing saga with Ambassador Sondland. It has now been transformed into “Tiny Hands,” a new font available for free download.