Comics
How This Is Childish Gambino’s America
For the few seconds, before the video began, I had already assumed what I would see.
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Art
Maren Hassinger’s Poetic Gestures for Dealing with the Painful Past and Present
"If you are of African descent and your ancestors were part of the slave trade, you have issues which are alive today.”
Art
Tripping Across the Lines Between Physical and Virtual Reality with Laurie Anderson
Spending time in Laurie Anderson's “The Chalkroom” reminded me of Terry Gilliam’s film, Time Bandits, where what seems like an endless landscape is revealed to be a mirror when someone breaks it.
Art
A Palestinian Artist and Former Soldier Makes Abstract Paintings with a Gun
In Khaled Jarrar's performance "I am Good at Shooting, Bad At Painting" in the Arizona desert, he used a weapon to create art. Abstract Art.
Art
Columbia University MFA Students Put on a Strong Thesis Show Despite Department Woes
Students of the 2018 MFA class are presenting strong work at the Wallach Art Gallery, many of them building large installations around their pieces.
Comics
A Building’s Residents Make Art for an Exhibition Downstairs
Some of the exhibiting artists are even "non-artists" who simply live here. It feels like how an art community should feel.
News
Corcoran Gallery Gives More Than 10,000 Artworks to DC Institutions
This week the Corcoran's board announced that over 99% of the works from the gallery's collection will stay in DC, with the vast majority going to the museum at American University.
Art
David Lynch Curates an Art and Music Festival in Brooklyn
The Festival of Disruption features Isabella Rossellini, Naomi Watts, Gregory Crewdson, a hefty lineup of musical acts, and, of course, a talk by Lynch himself.
Art
An Art Project at LaGuardia Airport Delivers Short Stories to Travelers’ Phones
Lexie Smith and Gideon Jacobs are writing short stories for travelers taking off from LaGuardia Airport, the first project in a new artist residency for the Marine Air Terminal.
Announcement
Hunter College Presents Part Two of Its Spring 2018 MFA Thesis Exhibition Through June 2
The twelve artists in the exhibition represent an array of art making practices, including painting, sculpture, photography, video, performance, and site-specific installations, covering a range of subjects from the sensual to the political.
Art
The Ancient Tradition of Maya Weaving in the 21st Century
Maya women in Guatemala continue to practice forms of backstrap weaving that have thrived in Central America for centuries, even adapting them to more contemporary uses like handbags.
Art
Casting Sculptures from the Human Body's Natural Voids
The connection to between Lauren Kalman’s specific body and the process she has undergone to produce these objects is laid out in graphic terms.