Announcement
Join LMCC at Their 2019 River To River Festival, June 18-29, 2019
Organized by the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, the 18th annual River to River Festival is Downtown New York City’s completely free summer arts festival.
Latest
Art
The Colorful Waves Generated by Mohamed Melehi and the Casablanca Art School
Artists in postcolonial Casablanca created a specifically Moroccan form of Modernism, merging the influences of Pop art and Hard-edge painting with the rich tradition of abstraction in Berber craft and architecture.
Books
The Cult of Jean-Michel Basquiat
What happens when an artist's mythologized life distracts from his work?
Art
Queer Artists in Their Own Words: Samantha Nye Is Inspired by Rock Hudson Films and LGBTQ Elders
LGBTQ Pride Month is now. Every day in June, we are celebrating the community by featuring one queer artist and letting them speak for themselves.
News
Artists Affiliated with Prestigious Portrait Prize Call on National Portrait Gallery to End BP Sponsorship
"There should be no role for an oil company in the artistic decisions of any cultural organization," wrote the competition judge, artist Gary Hume, "and especially not in determining the winner of the world’s leading portrait award."
Announcement
Now Open at New York Botanical Garden, Brazilian Modern: The Living Art of Roberto Burle Marx
Immerse yourself in lush gardens, vibrant art, and the sights and sounds of Brazil. On view through September 29, 2019.
Opinion
Boston Museum of Fine Arts's Apology Is Another Reminder of the Museum World’s Lack of Representation
Racist incidents like the one that targeted school children at the Boston MFA are neither the beginning nor the end. They underscore the museum world's frequent failure to serve marginalized communities.
Podcast
Decolonizing the Color of Queerness
Artist Cristina Pitter helps us open Pride Month with a paean from her performance piece, Decolonizing the Color of Queerness
Art
An Exhibition Tells the Tragicomic Story of a Former Gallerist’s Collection
Memories of Travel: The Antoine de Galbert Collection takes us to a thrilling world of outrageous abnormality, which positivist art history had ignored and repressed.
Film
What New Yorkers Are Too Afraid to Say About the Future and Climate Change
In the documentary The Hottest August, director Brett Story interviews sweaty bystanders about how the world is changing.
In Brief
Report Says that While Women Artists' Representation in Public Institutions Slowly Increases, Commercial Galleries Lag Behind
According to the Freelands Foundation, the public sector has achieved "incremental improvements" in gender parity compared to past years, but the chances for career success are still skewed against women artists.
Art
Queer Artists in Their Own Words: Vivian Chiu Wants to Bring Women into the Wood Shop
LGBTQ Pride Month is now. Every day in June, we are celebrating the community by featuring one queer artist and letting them speak for themselves.