In Brief
Skyscrapers (and Museums) May Soon Face Environmental Restrictions in New York City
City Council has passed the Climate Mobilization Act, which tasks qualifying buildings to reduce CO2 emissions by 40 percent from 2005 levels or face fines.
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Announcement
Nordic Impressions Brings a Major Contemporary Art Survey to Scandinavia House
An exhibition of contemporary works from Åland, Denmark, Finland, Greenland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden showcases the rich diversity of Nordic art. On view at Scandinavia House through June 8.
Art
The Global Culture of Punk On Screen
The series will feature seven films that center on the global influence of punk and will be held in conjunction with the exhibition Too Fast to Live, Too Young to Die: Punk Graphics, 1976–1986.
In Brief
Hilma af Klint Breaks Records at the Guggenheim Museum
The survey of the late Swedish abstract painter has drawn 600,000 visitors, increased museum memberships, and broke another record in catalogue sales.
Announcement
Artists Open Their Doors for the Annual DUMBO Open Studios
Visit DUMBO and Vinegar Hill for the open studios on Saturday, April 27 and Sunday, April 28, 2019 from 1–6pm.
Comics
How to Protest Art
This is the first installment in a six-part series by the artist that will be published every day this week (Mon–Sat) regarding the recent Whitney Museum protests and the issues at stake.
Art
What Revolution Might Look Like
This show is different from many of the previous at the 8th Floor gallery precisely because it is so intertwined with the theme of voices and their sounds.
Film
The Tender Turns of the Crime Drama Dogman
Balancing verité grit with sometimes-howling humor, Matteo Garrone's new movie is subtler than what viewers might anticipate.
Art
Required Reading
This week, the beautiful new Green New Deal video, Edward Gorey's life as art, a really bad review of DC's Tintoretto exhibition, a David Lynch cameo, and more.
Music
Billie Eilish's Creepy, Crawly Pop
Eilish’s debut album is an exercise in comic horror.
Books
Wallace Berman's Magical World
If you have any interest in the wild array of people who defined the West Coast bohemian world, you must read Tosh Berman's Tosh: Growing Up in Wallace Berman’s World.
Art
The Pleasures of DIY Art
Is amusement now considered taboo?