Art
Stitching an Image of the Human Cost of Crossing the US Border
The Migrant Quilt project began when Jody Ipsen learned that a record 282 people died when trying to cross the border in the Tucson Sector between 2004 and 2005.
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News
An Art Historian Says Leonardo da Vinci’s Only Known Sculpture Is in London’s V&A Museum
The new attribution reignites a century-long debate over the authorship of "The Virgin with the Laughing Child," a Renaissance-era statuette currently attributed to Antonio Rossellino.
Books
A Poet’s Heartfelt Biography of Cy Twombly
Joshua Rivkin, a poet himself, passionately admires Twombly’s art and feels compelled to understand the man who made it.
Art
College Art Association Conference Lands in New York City This Week
With 300 sessions over the course of four days, the largest gathering of art historians in North America will convene in New York City February 13–16
Art
Craving Spring? Head to the 163rd Street Subway Stop in Washington Heights
A newly installed artwork at the 163rd Street MTA station vividly depicts flora from the Northeast and the Caribbean.
Announcement
SVA MA Curatorial Practice's Major Year-End Exhibitions for Spring 2019
Five exhibitions and one symposium telling stories on undocumented immigrants, expression and censorship, queer artists and the AIDS crisis, the armed conflict in Columbia, the abstraction of language, and party-as-platform to transfer knowledge between bodies and environments.
In Brief
Tokyo 2020 Olympic Medals Will Be Made from Recycled Gadgets
The Medal Project will mine gold, silver, and bronze from nearly 50,000 tons of donated e-waste.
News
After a Writer Asked for Equal Pay, the New York Film Academy Let Her Go
Krista Knight agreed to write a movie musical short for the prestigious academy pro bono. After discovering her colleagues were being paid, she requested the same.
Film
A New Doc on the Midterm Elections Captures the Struggle of Women Candidates
A new documentary, premiered at Sundance, shows how intuition and tireless image and footage capture makes a film.
Art
A Brooklyn Fair Showcases Zines by Indigenous Artists
A small zine fair at Clinton Hill-based art space Recess highlights the importance of Indigenous creators and their work.
Books
A Potent, Personal Comic on Women’s Work and Anger
In This Woman's Work, Julie Delporte reflects on the limitations of being a woman.
Guide
Your Concise Guide to Los Angeles Frieze Week 2019
This week, Frieze makes its much-anticipated Los Angeles debut and will be joined by a selection of other fairs, ranging from the informal and local to the international and celebrity-laden.