Music

Mitski's Eclectic Emo

The New York folk-punk singer writes short, scary songs with holes and twists and choruses that never repeat, and unexpected endings.

Art

Looking for Leonardo in Verrocchio's Studio

Leonardo’s hand is fleshed out in this exhibition, but so is that of Lorenzo di Credi, Jacopo del Sellaio, and other workshop assistants to whom no name can be attached.

Art

Instagram Cats

Sharon Butler’s new paintings based on iPad drawings are telling you, quite frankly, that surfaces matter.

News

Los Angeles Gallery Takes Down One of Two Exhibitions After Anti-Gentrification Protest [UPDATED]

After artists featured in a Chimento Contemporary exhibition engaged with protesters outside, their show was pressured to shut down.

Books

The View from the NY Art Book Fair Zine Tent: 8 Zines You Want to Know About

This year's zinesters brought some of the most playful, provocative, and interesting items on display, and here are some notable picks.

Art

Imagining a Photo Archive of the American West When Mexico Ruled the Land

Because images of the West were created after 1848, we have few visual references to the region during its Mexican era. One artist wants to correct that art historical schism.

Interview

Black Feminist Literature at the NY Art Book Fair: An Interview with the Free Black Women's Library

Artist and librarian OlaRonke Akinmowo has collected over 1,000 books written by Black women to assemble the interactive biblio installation.

Art

A Beer Festival Inspires Visitors to Craft Inventive Pretzel Necklaces as Snacks

Who has the time to sit down and eat? Visitors to the Great American Beer Festival bake their own pretzels and make stylish food pendants.

News

17 Years Later, 9/11 Memorial at Pennsylvania Crash Site Is Completed

From its earliest stages, the memorial site has been plagued with islamophobic conspiracy theories about its design. "The Tower of Voices" is no different.

Art

How the Fusion of Photography, Collage, and Printing Present a Portrait of Wallace Berman

A small exhibition of Wallace Berman’s Verifax collages and photographs from the mid- to late-1960s operates like music in establishing a theme and exploring it through several variations.

In Brief

New Research Finds that Caravaggio Died of Sepsis, Not Syphilis

Before established a certain cause of death for the Baroque painter, scientists first had to find his body.

Announcement

Vera List Center’s 2018 Forum Asks “If Art Is Politics”

The center's inaugural forum will take place October 4-5 at the New School Tishman Auditorium.