Art

The Difficult Work of Decolonizing Culture, from the Whitney Biennial to Gentrification

Anuradha Vikram will discuss her new book, Decolonizing Culture, with editor Bean Gilsdorf.

Art

A Book Fair Where Visitors Collaborate with Cartoonists

For those who can't draw to save their lives, have no fear — more than a dozen artists will be on hand to help.

News

To Respect Isamu Noguchi's Vision, Architects Revise Controversial Plaza Renovation Plan [UPDATED]

After an outcry by aficionados and community members, architects have submitted a new proposal to redesign the plaza that houses Noguchi's "Red Cube" sculpture.

Art

Two Surrealist WPA Murals Return to a Golf Course in the Bronx

After their removal a decade ago during renovations, two Surrealist murals by Allen Saalburg are conserved and back on view at the Split Rock Golf House in Pelham Bay Park, the Bronx.

News

Kid Cartoonist Pushes Scholastic Art Contest to Reconsider Its Copyright Policy

Sasha Matthews, 13, didn't want to sign away the rights to her drawings. Instead, she critiqued the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards in a cartoon and on Twitter.

Books

Sprechen Sie Kunst? How to Speak German in the Art World

If you need to talk to a hotshot Berlin gallerist or send an invitation to curator Okuwei Enzewor, then we have found the book for you.

News

Banksy Blitz Continues in NYC with New Murals in Brooklyn

Two murals by the secretive British street artist have appeared at a former gas station in Midwood.

Books

Designing Products from Dung, Dust, and Other Strange and Sustainable Materials

By far the most compelling chapter, likely because the category teeters between human and natural waste, is "Shit, Hair, Dust." (The shock factor doesn't hurt, either.)

Announcement

Virginia MOCA Presents Inka Essenhigh: A Fine Line

Ghosts and gods, monsters and maenads, carry Essenhigh’s portrayal of the 21st-century human from her brush into the viewer’s imagination.

Comics

My Mom Thinks Artist Residencies Are Retreats

But for me, they're occasions to get a lot of work done.

News

After Incendiary Performance, Russian Artist Awaits His Fate

Petr Pavlensky fled Russia in 2017, but late last year he was arrested after setting fire to France's central bank. The subsequent legal proceedings have been cloaked in secrecy.

Art

Required Reading

This week, National Geographic's racist past, reviewing Surrealism in Egypt, the best museum in the world, FBI surveillance of black bookstores, Portugal's role in introducing tempura to Japan, and more.