Film
Three New Documentaries Chronicle the Careers of Game-Changing New York Artists
At Doc NYC, America's largest documentary film festival, directors examine the lives and works of artists Barbara Rubin, Jay Maisel, and Christo.
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Art
Deep Mapping Miami’s Past, Present, and Future at Creative Time Summit
On a walk through one of Florida's tropical hardwood hammocks, artists construct a multi-layered map of a vulnerable ecosystem.
Announcement
Green Point Projects Opens an Exhibition of Two Polish Modernists, Czapski and Pągowska
The Brooklyn-based independent cultural initiative is presenting its fourth show in New York comprised of works by two renowned Polish painters, Józef Czapski and Teresa Pągowska.
News
Political Cartoonist Threatened by Chinese Authorities During “Free Expression Week”
An exhibition by Badiucao, addressing Google's complacency in China's internet censorship, was set to open in Hong Kong on November 3. With one day's notice, organizers were forced to cancel the event “out of safety concerns," following threats from Chinese authorities.
In Brief
The Untouched 4,000-Year-Old Egyptian Tomb of Mehu Opens to the Public
Untouched for nearly 4,000 years, the ornately painted tomb in Egypt's Saqqara region, is in nearly pristine condition.
Announcement
VCU MFA Student Marie Fornaro in Conversation with Department Chair Susie Ganch
Marie Fornaro is a Craft and Material Studies MFA candidate at VCUarts. The program offers concentrations in Clay, Fiber, Metal, Glass, and Wood.
Art
Frankenstein in Today’s World
How is Frankenstein relevant today? Charlie Fox and Rosalind Williams will answer that question in their talk at the Morgan Library & Museum on Wednesday night.
Art
Pseudoarchaeology and the Racism Behind Ancient Aliens
Where, exactly, the idea of ancient aliens building the pyramids began — and why some academics think racism lies at the heart of many extraterrestrial theories.
Books
A Cartoonist Takes Aim at the Art World
Cartoonist Matthew Thurber doesn’t leave us with a clean moral or tidy ending to his series of comic jabs at the art world and its institutions.
Art
Activism Takes Center Stage in Sophia Dawson’s Art
Through her creative undertakings, Dawson champions political prisoners and endeavors to put an end to police brutality.
Art
A Hybrid Museum-Hotel Sets Up in Kansas City With an Exhibition as Refuge
At museum-hotel chain 21c's new Kansas City location, an art exhibit reflects on immigration and refuge.
Art
How Mexican and Chicanx Activism Flourished in 20th-Century Los Angeles
Political art-making and organizing have continued unabated for over a century in Los Angeles, starting with an influential newspaper by two anarchist Mexican brothers.