Art
"We Live in a Nuthouse!": Zero Mostel on Art, Politics and America
Mostel perceives that drip paintings can express the scrambled feeling in your mind when you hear the federal government say that you can survive a nuclear war.
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Art
Refuse Transformed: Reuse as Social Repair
These assemblages showcase art’s power and, poignantly its limitations, to effect material transformations.
Art
Pure Paint, Impurely Deployed
Jason Stopa is a historically savvy painter whose approach to Pop Formalism can cut either way, toward reflexive irony or an expanded employment of the language of paint.
News
MoMA Staff Secures Museum-Wide Raises After Four Months of Union Bargaining
The parties settled on a five-year contract, ratified by a 96% margin, in which employee health benefits, salary raises, and chances for upward mobility in the MoMA ranks were put forth.
In Brief
Vandalized Artwork Commemorating Dead Refugees Will Symbolically Remain in Destroyed Condition
When artist Banu Cennetoğlu's "The List" was mysteriously removed from the Liverpool Biennial, some thought it could have been a mistake. Now there's evidence that the tear down was intentional.
In Brief
Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City Flooded by Vandals
This summer has seen a string of racially motivated acts of vandalism across the country. Is the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Missouri white supremacy's latest victim?
Community
A View From the Easel
This week, artist studios in California, Idaho, Illinois, New York, and North Carolina.
In Brief
Hold Your Noses! The World's Most Ancient Cheese Found in Egyptian Tomb
A chemical scientist discovered the most ancient solid cheese ever found inside the tomb of Ptahmes, mayor of Memphis in Egypt during the 13th century BCE.
Performance
Artists Reflect on Water Scarcity in a Gentrifying Montana Town
In a rapidly growing western town, indigenous and non-indigenous artists collaborate with ranchers, ecologists, and activists in a poignant performance series about the local water scarcity problem.
Opinion
What Do You Do When a Project You Curate Is Censored By the State?
A curator reflects on how to respond to the controversial censorship of Josephine Meckseper's American flag–inspired artwork at a Kansas museum.
News
Art Movements: German Video Games Can Now Feature Swastikas, Bloomberg Grants Small Institutions $43 Million
Outlines of buried ancient structures appear during a UK heat wave, and art organizations make steps toward racial equity in the field.
Art
Hannah Gadsby’s Exquisite Performance In Calling Out Artists Who Abuse Their Power
It is up to consumers of art to ensure that Nanette's contribution to the #MeToo discourse does not get put on one metaphoric shelf while abusive artists persist on another, heroism preserved.