News

Week in Review: Louvre Removes Sackler Name, Beloved Founder of African-American Museum Killed

Also, Ai Weiwei won his suit against Volkswagen, there was a deadly arson attack at a Kyoto animation studio, and more.

News

Andy Warhol Foundation Awards $3.81 Million in Spring 2019 Grants

Plus, the Pérez Art Museum Miami receives $1 million for its Caribbean Cultural Institute, Spain's Museo Nacional del Prado acquires 11 new works, and Penske Media buys Art Market Monitor.

In Brief

Developer Planning Luxury Towers Atop Senior Housing in Chinatown Halted Again

Developers looking to build their 100-story waterfront skyscraper are up against a grassroots community effort to stop their project that just scored a major win.

Art

Dora Maar's Seductive Surrealism

Maar's photographic experiments reject the pretense of naturalism in straightforward photography and attempt to achieve something much deeper than resemblance.

Announcement

Call to Artists: $120,000 Sculpture Commission Opportunity in White Plains, NY

Artists are invited to submit proposals for a signature sculpture that will occupy an elevated plaza at the main entrance of 50 Main Street. Applications are due by Friday, September 13.

In Brief

Man Sets Japanese Animation Studio Ablaze, Killing 33 and Injuring 36

A 41-year-old man howled, “You die!" as he attacked workers at Kyoto Animation this morning by setting the building ablaze. Police are still investigating his motive.

News

Artist Zehra Doğan Detained Following Protest at Berlin's Pergamon Museum [UPDATED]

Doğan and three other artists adorned their bodies with cave paintings from Hasankeyf, an ancient Mesopotamian city, to protest its imminent destruction caused by the construction of a new dam.

Art

Untethering Filipino History From American Exceptionalism

At the Katzen Art Center, Maia Cruz Palileo portrays the resilience of ordinary people, setting the stage for greater discussions of postcolonial heritage.

Film

Web Documentaries on Diplomatic Translators, Princess Makeup, and More

Some exciting things to stream right now include a video essay on Unbreakable, “The right way to kill a fish,” and a look at the club kids of Chengdu, China.

In Brief

Benin Receives $22.5 Million Loan From France for New Museum

The new museum will house the return of 26 cultural artifacts on long-term loan from France. The objects were originally seized by French troops from Benin in 1892.

In Brief

83% of Gen Z Phone Users Feel More Comfortable Expressing Emotions Through Emojis

A new report by Adobe for World Emoji Day reveals surprising new findings on the increasing role that emojis play in our culture, economy, and daily communication. Also, Apple introduces a slew of new emojis for 2019.

Opinion

There Is No "Pride" in Appropriation

As I experienced firsthand at WorldPride, the erasure of Indigenous peoples is alive and well in the queer community. But our culture is not a costume.