Announcement
The Photography Show Presented by AIPAD Is on View in New York April 4–7
11 countries, 41 cities, more than 120 photography galleries and photobook dealers and publishers will be on view at AIPAD 2019, April 4-7, Pier 94, NYC.
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In Brief
Michael Steinhardt, Major Cultural Philanthropist, Accused of Sexual Harassment By 7 Women
Multiple women have said the 78-year-old philanthropist made sexual requests as they sought his financial support for nonprofits. Two complaints originate from an Upper East gallery.
Community
A View From the Easel
This week, artist studios in California, Florida, New York, and Oregon.
Art
Zilia Sánchez's Deeply Personal, Erotic Art
Sánchez's first museum retrospective marks an important step in acknowledging her legacy: not only as an isolated island but as a noteworthy member of a burgeoning canon of Latin American women artists.
News
Week in Review: National Portrait Gallery Rejects $1.3M from Sacklers, Billionaire Forced to Sell Art Collection
Also, Sterling Ruby is launching a fashion line, Lee Ufan will open a foundation for minimalist art in France, and more.
In Brief
Tate Will No Longer Accept Donations from the Sackler Family, Setting New Precedent
The major decision comes just days after London's National Portrait Gallery decided to not accept a $1.3 million donation from the Sackler Trust.
Announcement
Join the Lesley Low-Res MFA Program this June in Boston/Cambridge
Designed for working professionals. Applications are due May 15 for the June 21–30 residency program.
Art
The Need for More Complex Exhibitions on Lesbian Visual Culture
I was excited to see Lesbian Matters — as we truly are in desperate need of exhibitions dealing with lesbian visual culture — but I was saddened by its lack of complexity.
Art
Enter Thierry Mugler's Seductive World of Counter-Culture Fashions
What does the French designers back catalogue say about his tendency to clothe celebrities like Kim Kardashian and Cardi B?
Art
Erasing the Binaries that Attempt to Contain Our Bodies
The body glistens. It is naked. It is torqued so that the face faces one bearing and the belly and genitalia faces the opposite. The translucent surface that skins the figure gleams wet.
Books
Layering Vintage Slides to Create Strange New Narratives
Artist Ian Trask delved into a collection of thousands of 35mm slide photographs to juxtapose the found imagery into surreal scenes.
News
UK Returns Babylonian Tablet to Iraq, V&A Buys Dalí Lamps
Also, George Michael's collection sells at auction, the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts received a gift of 78 artworks, and more.