Art
How Ancient Greek Art Inspired the Ballet Russes
The Ballets Russes had a longtime dalliance with Ancient Greek traditions especially in the ballet’s most innocent, primitive, and erotic aspects.
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The French Senate Won't Let Ambitious Architects Near Notre Dame’s Spire
Legislators have passed a resolution that demands the cathedral be rebuilt “in the same way visually as before.”
Film
Julia Reichert's 50 Years of Challenging the Status Quo
A retrospective series at the Museum of Modern Art is putting a spotlight on the veteran documentarian.
Books
A Memoir that Makes Us Love Merce Cunningham More
Cunningham is centered in the book by Marianne Preger-Simon, which approaches her subject multiple times attempting to catch him off guard or see through his professional demeanor.
Art
Spotlighting Lesbian Artists as Central Players in California’s Queer History
Lesbian contributions to gay life and liberation have long been overshadowed, including in the art world.
Books
Looking at Asian-Pacific Art Through the Weather
Absolute Humidity provides a timely glimpse of the worlds across the Asia-Pacific and the artists the region has produced.
Art
Why Splattering Eggs on a Museum’s Walls with Other Women Was So Satisfying
Sarah Lucas's performance at the Hammer Museum was satisfying, liberating even. Women are not supposed to express anger, and we sure as hell aren’t supposed to make a mess.
Art
An All-Black Production of Much Ado About Nothing Comes to Central Park
Shakespeare’s classic comedy has a free month-long run in NYC starring a cast of two dozen African American performers, including Danielle Brooks from Orange Is the New Black.
Art
Personal Paintings that Have the Immediacy of Snapchat Posts
Frequently staging herself as a participant, Levinthal's paintings present shifting versions of herself among the quotidian rituals of life.
Art
In a Biting Letter to Basquiat in 1981, Edith Schloss Dragged the NYC Art Scene
Read this 3,700-word, hyper-critical letter discussing the work of Philip Guston, Anselm Kiefer, Nell Blaine, Bill King, Arthur Dove, Marsden Hartley, and several others: "Everyone seems to be proud of having no go, no oomph."
Announcement
Grounds For Sculpture Presents Artist Tallur L.N. for His First Survey Exhibition in the US
Interference Fringe | Tallur L.N., now on view, will debut a towering installation inspired by Indian temple fragments.
In Brief
After Students Report Racist Incidents, Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts Bans Two Patrons and Plans Unconscious Bias Training
After middle school students and faculty reported four racist encounters at the museum, the institution launched an investigation into the claims, including reports that the students were profiled by security guards.