In Brief

Ai Weiwei Defends His Selfie with Right-Wing German Nationalist Politician

"Although her views are completely the opposite of mine, no one has the right to judge her personal life," Ai Weiwei said about his choice to take a selfie with the leader of the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party.

In Brief

Court Rules in Favor of Photographer as "Monkey Selfie" Saga Ends

On Monday, the Ninth Circuit court of appeals upheld a previous decision dismissing the lawsuit brought by PETA on behalf of Naruto, a Celebes crested macaque.

Announcement

BRIC OPEN Arts & Ideas Festival Presents Four Days of Free Events and Activities

Taking place at BRIC House between April 26 to April 29, BRIC OPEN presents a series of programming related to the theme of borders.

Art

Robert Colescott’s Frank Snapshots of Racism and Misogyny in the US

Colescott reached the heights of a master painter, becoming one of the first prominent artists to embed black bodies and social critique into the art historical canon.

Art

Testing the Legal Power of Art to Stop a Pipeline

A Blade of Grass and the Cardozo School of Law are hosting a mock trial for Aviva Rahmani's ecological art projects to stop the use of eminent domain for pipeline construction.

Art

The Opulent and Cosmopolitan Legacy of Iran's Qajar Dynasty

An exhibition at the Louvre-Lens gathers 19th-century Persian artworks, design objects, fashion, photos, and more, many of them on view outside Tehran for the first time.

Books

Mapping Chicago’s Concrete and Brutalist Buildings

For a new map published by Blue Crow Media, Chicago-based architect Iker Gil has selected over 50 examples of concrete and Brutalist buildings across the city and its suburbs to highlight.

News

Ethiopia Calls on London Museum to Repatriate Objects Looted 150 Years Ago [UPDATED]

The call, by Ethiopia's ambassador for the UK, followed a suggestion earlier this month by the director of the Victoria & Albert Museum that the objects could be given on long-term loan.

Art

Uncanny Renderings of Art History’s Famous Self-Portraits

Allan Rubin transforms his artistic heroes into three-dimensional sculptures made from upcycled tin cans.

Announcement

Visit DUMBO Open Studios 2018, April 28 and 29

Studio highlights include: Ben Thorp Brown, Sharon Butler, Marsha Cottrell, Jerry Kearns, Mary Mattingly, Jeanine Oleson, and many more.

Art

Over Two Millennia of Music Play Out Across the Metropolitan Museum's New Instrument Galleries

The newly reopened galleries combine disparate instruments the world over, grouping them by time period and type, rather than dividing them into the cultures by which they were created.

Comics

I’m Not into Celebrity Worship, Except When It Comes to Nick Cave

I'll gladly show up in my Sunday's best.