News

Another Wave of Gentrification Hits the Lower East Side

Hundreds of LES residents voiced their opposition to the proposed luxury high-rises in the area mainly populated by low-income people of color.

Art

A Photographer’s Moving Record of Lesbian Activism in the 1970s

In Donna Gottschalk's photographs we’re not seeing LGBTQ history filtered or retold; we’re seeing it in the moment, from women who were there as it was unfolding.

News

Major Art Institutions Navigate Ties to Saudi Arabia After Disappearance of Journalist [UPDATED]

The Smithsonian, Sotheby's, and landmark institutions across NYC are under pressure to address their financial connections to the Saudi Arabian government in the wake of the suspected murder of Jamal Khashoggi.

Art

Confronting Mass Extinction with Poignant, Intimate Portraits of Animals

Since 2005, Joel Sartore has been taking portraits of every single animal species living in Earth's various zoos and nature preserves.

In Brief

The Story of Trump's Strange Dining Room Painting

One has to ask why Trump is having a drink with several dead people.

Announcement

VCUarts Painting + Printmaking Seeks MFA Candidates for 2019

An MFA program that combines studio time, theory, travel and career opportunities at one of the nation's leading art schools.

Art

A Rare Screening of Videos by Trans Artist and Activist Chris E. Vargas

Dirty Looks presents the first-ever West Coast survey of Vargas's early works.

Art

Surreal Glimpses of the Absurd Labor of Global Capitalism

Mika Rottenberg explores capitalist banality through video and installations centering international labor's "invisible people," using grotesque renderings of dystopian kitsch.

News

Released from a Yearlong Detention, Artist Petr Pavlensky Now Faces 10 Years in Prison

Activists are calling the French prosecution's request for 10 years "disproportionate repression" against the Russian artist for arson, but Pavlensky now faces a possible defamation lawsuit from the Bank of France.

Art

An Opportunity to Meet Local Artists at Gowanus Open Studios

Gowanus Open Studios kicks off this weekend, with nearly 400 artists participating this year.

Art

The Auctioning of an 11th-Century Chinese Scroll Points to the Complex Tradition of Copying

As Su Shi's "Wood and Rock" goes to auction, we are reminded that the discussion of genuine and fake paintings is ever-present in Chinese art history.

Art

This Year's Frieze Masters Signals the Changing Identity of the Art Fair

Frieze Masters, where art from before the 20th century is for sale, raises questions about the sociopolitical role of art fairs and what small galleries gain by participating.