In Brief
Artists Julie Ault, Titus Kaphar, and Wu Tsang Awarded 2018 MacArthur "Genius" Grant
25 individuals across disciplines will receive $625,000 of unrestricted funds as part of the prestigious award.
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News
NYC Mayor’s Office Proposes Four New Jails with Enhanced “Architecture and Design”
As part of its 10-year plan to close Rikers Island, the administration is planning new prisons with renovated design, but the proposal has been met with fierce disapproval from local residents and activists.
Announcement
Before Projection: Video Sculpture 1974–1995 on View at SculptureCenter Through December 17
A tightly focused survey of monitor-based sculpture made between the mid-1970s and the mid-1990s.
Art
Taking Apart the War Machine to See What's Inside
By centering the actual machinery of war, Mary Mattingly's exhibition, What Happens After, pushes viewers who haven’t experienced war to consider what it must be like.
Comics
The Art of the Pitch
You have one minute to pitch the best damn gallery show ever.
Film
Jean-Luc Godard’s Latest Film Pushes the Limits of Montage
Godard's most recent film uses jagged visual and sonic cuts to connect to world and cinematic history.
Interview
UCLA Study Holds Smithsonian Accountable for Better Institutional Latino Representation
A new study evaluates Latino representation across the institution. One of the authors, Chon Noriega, discusses the results and why they are indicative of a widespread problem in the art world.
News
On Day of German Unity, City of Kassel Removes Artist’s Monument for Refugees
The city removed Olu Oguibe’s “Monument to Strangers and Refugees," at dawn on the national holiday celebrating Germany’s reunification after the fall of the Berlin Wall.
Art
Gender Dynamics and Consent in Dating Sims
Even in these early stages of development, the dating simulation genre of gaming raises many implications for our understanding of intimacy, consent, and social connection.
Art
The Infinite Worlds Made from Pins
Tamiko Kawata's current exhibition offers a metaphor to help us grapple with how meaning is made.
News
Caribbean Organization Alleges Brooklyn Arts Council Misused Their Intellectual Property
Caribbeing sent a cease and desist to the BAC in July regarding their alleged use of the term "Caribpolitan" in a recent exhibition.
News
Residents Are Being Priced Out of an Art Colony in Downtown Los Angeles
A Miami-based development agency, Fifteen Group, purchased the Santa Fe Art Colony with the intent to upgrade the lofts into luxury properties.