In Brief

David Bowie MetroCards Are Coming to a Subway Near You

The campaign, launched by Spotify and the MTA, coincides with the pricey and wildly popular exhibition David Bowie is at the Brooklyn Museum.

Art

See What MFA Students Are Cooking Up at CalArts During Open Studios

Featuring work by nearly 100 students, this weekend's MFA Open Studios at CalArts offers the opportunity to discover the next generation of working artists.

Art

An Alternative History of Greek Pottery Makes Women the Equals of Men

Mary Frances Dondelinger creates bowls, vases, and statues that masquerade as the relics of a previously undiscovered civilization.

Art

A Film Foregrounds the First Nations Fight Against Fracking

On Saturday, Fractured Lands, a documentary about the Dene activist and lawyer Caleb Behn, will screen at the National Museum of the American Indian.

Art

Metropolitan Museum Aims for Accessibility with Sign Language Tours on Facebook Live

52,000 people tuned in to watch the museum's first Facebook Live ASL tour, which showcased the Rodin at the Met exhibition.

Film

An Artist Excavates the Neglected Histories of a Gentrifying Neighborhood in Detroit

Nicole MacDonald’s Last Days of Chinatown hones in on the displacement of the poor and “unimportant” people to accommodate the march of progress in Detroit.

Art

Photography's Role in Shaping South Africa's History and Contemporary Culture

The head of Johannesburg's Market Photo Workshop and an artist who studied there discuss the medium's impact on how South Africans remember their pasts and picture their futures.

Giveaways

Win a Trip to San Francisco to See Inflatable at the Exploratorium

We are giving away two free tickets, roundtrip airfare, and hotel for three nights to attend the members-only opening preview on May 25th. Enter below.

Art

Critics and Artists Debate the State of Painting Today

Three Cooper Union alumni and three critics, including Hyperallergic Weekend editor John Yau, "discuss the state and shape of contemporary painting."

News

National Gallery of Canada Plans to Sell a Chagall So It Can Buy a Jacques-Louis David [UPDATED]

The museum wants to prevent the David from leaving Canada — but it may face a bidding war with other Canadian museums.

News

Statue of Gynecologist Who Experimented on Enslaved Women Removed from Central Park

The monument to J. Marion Sims will eventually be installed, along with a display adding historical context, near his grave in Brooklyn's Green-Wood Cemetery.

Art

The Limits of Art in One of Mexico's Most Violent Cities

The city where I grew up, Culiacán, is home to three generations of drug lords — and a peculiar outdoor garden filled with contemporary art.