Film

These Virtual Reality Films Are Blazing a New Trail in Storytelling and Art

Strap on a headset and find yourself on a flooding island halfway around the world or in the body of a Homeland Security interrogator.

Art

A Workshop for Artists to Mindfully Manage Their Finances

How can artists support themselves while keeping true to their values? Artist Edgar Arceneaux leads a workshop at the Broad.

Art

Artists Respond to the Criminal Justice System

On Friday, A Blade of Grass and the Lower Eastside Girls Club presents a screening, discussion, and gathering in which artists respond to the American criminal justice system.

Announcement

Boston University's Contemporary Perspectives Lecture Series announces 2018-19 Speakers

The lecture series brings renowned visual artists to the Boston University campus for a public artist talk.

Books

In Passing for Human, Liana Finck Illustrates Her Search for Selfhood

The New Yorker cartoonist calls her new graphic memoir "a neurological coming-of-age story."

News

Refugee Stories Told from a Barge, Timed for UN General Assembly Session

We talked to Shimon Attie and the subjects of his project about the state of political asylum in America.

Announcement

Japan House Los Angeles Celebrates Grand Opening of New Cultural Destination in Hollywood

The center's current exhibition, Prototyping in Tokyo, contextualizes the relationship between the artistry of Japanese craftsmanship and the science of prototyping technologies.

Opinion

Billionaire Art Collector Wants to Take Artists into Space

In Elon Musk's universe, anyone can go into space.

Art

Remembering Robert F. Kennedy's Funeral Train, 50 Years Later

In The Train: RFK's Last Journey, an exhibition at Les Recontres d'Arles, photographs shot from RFK's funeral train in June of 1968 take on new political relevance.

Film

Jill Magid’s Epic Quest to Unlock Luis Barragán’s Archives Is Now a Movie

The Proposal chronicles the artist's attempts at accessing the architect's archives, which famously involved exhuming some of his ashes.

Interview

How a Political Sociologist Fell into Photojournalism After a 1980 Trip to Iran

Following her initial trip, Randy Goodman returned to Iran multiple times, shifting her focus to the many women she encountered.

News

After Museum Director Is Fired, Artist Shuts Down Her Exhibition on Police Brutality [UPDATED]

The museum’s director Kimberli Meyer was fired days before the exhibition opened, a project that she had helped to spearhead.