Opinion
A Lack of Accountability at Artforum’s Panel on “Art, Activism and Accountability”
An art worker offers their take, saying: “We cannot hold those in power to account without a redistribution of that power.”
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Art
Gandhi Is the Central Protagonist at the Indian National Pavilion in Venice
Our Time for a Future Caring primarily brings together the work of eight artists, from different generations, who have reflected on the Gandhian legacy of decolonization.
Art
Dreamlike Projections Hidden in an Alleyway
Artists will bring shadow puppetry, magic lantern animations, peepshows, and more to LA's Chinatown for Dissolving Sights II, the opening of Peephole Cinema.
Interview
At the Venice Biennale, Shu Lea Cheang Surveils the Surveillance System
In the first solo exhibition by a woman artist representing Taiwan at the Venice Biennale, Cheang questions the legal and visual regimes that have shaped sexual and gender norms over time.
Art
The First Poster Museum in the United States Will Open its Doors in New York City
Poster House will open on June 20 with a survey of the works of famed Art Nouveau poster designer Alphonse Mucha and a selection of works by the German design collective Cyan.
Art
Hidden Animated Gems You Can Stream This Month
For this month’s streaming recommendations, we’ve gathered a selection of animated films, many of which are out of print and only available online.
Art
Queer Artists in Their Own Words: V. L. Cox Fights for Equality from the Deep South
LGBTQ Pride Month is now. Every day in June, we are celebrating the community by featuring one queer artist and letting them speak for themselves.
Art
Repairing a Broken Planet Through Optimism and Design
Could you empathize better with a blade of grass if it had an email address? What about the entire ecosystem?
Film
A Cuban Filmmaker's Brutal Satire of Religion and Colonialism
Tomás Gutiérrez Alea’s The Last Supper plays as part of Film Forum's ongoing series The Hour of Liberation: Decolonizing Cinema, 1966-1981, which presents both classic and overlooked anti-imperialist films.
News
A Nonprofit Distributes $2 Million Worth of Art Supplies and Books to New York City Public Schools
Mister ArtSee received an in-kind donation of over 100,000 art education books and kits to be distributed to children in public schools throughout NYC.
Art
Two Mexican Artists Deported from Cuba and Accused of Attempting to Subvert the Havana Biennial
Their exhibition was shut down by Cuban authorities on the day of its opening at the Museum of Dissidence, and the artists were interrogated for six hours before being deported.
Books
An Art Historian’s Ode to His Mentors, Including Leo Steinberg and Beatrice Wood
Francis M. Naumann's Mentors is an accessible and richly detailed celebration of intense cross-generational exchanges.