Art

Considering Adrian Piper’s Art Alongside 50 Years of Social Change

In conjunction with the exhibition, the Hammer Museum hosts a day-long symposium on Piper's vital work.

Art

Seeing Ourselves in Animals Throughout Art History

The exhibition Stampede prods the viewer to consider how artists use animals to represent human traits and critique the world we humans live within.

Art

How Ellsworth Kelly’s Language of Abstraction Grew on Him

Kelly's early sketches of the natural world would define his work across mediums and throughout his career.

News

The Bronx Museum of the Arts Opens a Satellite Space in Lower Manhattan to Support Emerging Artists

The donated auxiliary location, opening in early 2019, will "bring the best of the Bronx into another space."

Art

A Grassroots “Google Street View” Supports Community-Building Efforts in Detroit

A mobile mapping station being developed by a team in the Master's Urban Planning department at Lawrence Technical University, wants to help residents of embattled neighborhoods.

Art

Historical Memory Haunts Frank Bowling’s New Paintings

Now 84, the renowned abstract artist reflects on his Guyanese upbringing and the legacy of colonialism in a striking new series of paintings.

Art

A Brief History of the Color Pink in Fashion, from the 1700s to Today

A new exhibition at FIT chronicles the evolution of a “punk, pretty, powerful color” in the world of fashion.

Art

Challenging the Narrative of “Gentrification as Development” in Chicago

Peeling off the Grey, an exhibition at the National Museum of Mexican Art, offers visual understandings of the gentrification of one Chicago neighborhood.

In Brief

Sexual Misconduct Accusations Mishandled at Pittsburgh Contemporary Art Museum

Michael Olijnyk, executive director of Pittsburgh’s Mattress Factory museum, was placed on “temporary paid leave” after sexual misconduct accusations against an unnamed employee were publicized.

News

After Dispute with Documenta Artist, City of Kassel Demands Removal of Monument for Refugees [UPDATED]

The City of Kassel has decided to indefinitely remove Olu Oguibe’s public sculpture, “Monument to Strangers and Refugees,” commissioned for last year’s Documenta.

Announcement

Japanese Artists Respond to Modernity in Two Smithsonian Freer|Sackler Exhibitions

Japan Modern: Photography from the Gloria Katz and Willard Huyck Collection and Japan Modern: Prints in the Age of Photography are on view at the Freer|Sackler through January 21.

In Brief

Times Newer Roman Helps You Fudge Your Page Count for School Assignments

Now lazy college students can meet their page counts a lot more easily.