Art
Marking the Winter Solstice with a Shout at the Whitney Museum
Celebrate the winter solstice with Sibyl Kempson's rituals tuning in to the sun.
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Art
A Public, Collective, and Collaborative Tribute to Vito Acconci
The Storefront for Art and Architecture is inviting Acconci acolytes to inscribe tribute messages on its walls.
Books
How Ghosts Became Transparent, and Other Spectral Evolutions
The Ghost: A Cultural History by Susan Owens explores the evolution of the ghost in British art and literature, from Hamlet's father to Marley's ghost.
Announcement
Combine Practical and Classroom Experience with George Eastman Museum and University of Rochester's Graduate Program
The Photographic Preservation and Collections Management master’s program is the only graduate program dedicated to both the object-based study of photography and the academic study of images.
Art
Best of 2017: Our Top 15 Brooklyn Art Shows
From project spaces off the beaten track to nonprofits in Dumbo, galleries in Bushwick, and the Brooklyn Museum, there was so much strong work in the borough this year.
News
The Wellcome Collection Acquires a Dignified Portrait of a 17th-Century Bearded Woman
The Wellcome Collection in London acquired a 17th-century oil painting of Barbara van Beck, who had a rare genetic condition causing excessive hair growth on her body.
Interview
The Chinese Exclusion Act and the “Bone Boxes” that Carried Immigrants Home
In Requiem, Summer Mei-Ling Lee remembers the hospital that shipped thousands of boxes full of bones from the US to China.
News
Jewish Museum Terminates Jens Hoffmann Following Sexual Harassment Investigation [UPDATED]
After investigating sexual harassment allegations recently brought forth by staff members, the Jewish Museum announced today that it has ended its relationship with Hoffmann.
Art
The Seamless Weaving of Fine Arts with Crafts
Anissa Mack uses the county craft fair as inspiration, context, and content.
In Brief
France Declares 120 Days of Sodom Manuscript a National Treasure, Saving It from Auction
The French government has declared the original manuscript of the Marquis de Sade's notorious novel a national treasure and forbidden its removal from France.
Announcement
Process and Practice, an Exhibition of Rarely Seen Artists’ Boxes at the Fabric Workshop and Museum
On display are notes, sketches, tests, and models from over one hundred boxes, including those of such celebrated artists as Laurie Anderson, Chris Burden, Cai Guo-Qiang, and Kara Walker.
Art
A Classic of the Christmas Horror Movie Genre
In the lead-up to Christmas, Nitehawk in Williamsburg is screening Silent Night, Deadly Night (1984), a controversial and beloved slasher film about a murderous Santa.