News
NYC Wants Citizens’ Input on Public Monuments and Markers That May Support Hate
The Mayor's Commission on City Art, Monuments, and Markers has launched a seven-question survey asking for public feedback about potentially hateful monuments.
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Books
A New Dawn for an Italian Modernist’s Book About the Night
Bruno Munari's 1956 art book In the Darkness of the Night takes readers on an illustrated journey from night to morning.
In Brief
NYC Mayor Proposes New Protections for Loft Tenants, Pledging Support for Arts Workers
The new rules would help maintain rent-regulated loft spaces, some 30% of which have disappeared in the last 15 years.
Art
In Puerto Rico, a Dedicated Arts Community Commits to Hurricane Relief
Since hurricane Maria hit, the arts nonprofit Beta-Local has been working with a network of artists and organizations on the island to take matters into their own hands.
Announcement
Apply Now For the International Leadership Program in Visual Arts Management
Two Weeks, Two Art World Centers: ILPVAM is a partnership between Deusto Business School, the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao, and NYU Steinhardt.
Art
The Emotional Pull of Metal, Paper, and Light
The sculptor's drawings and maquettes reflect his efforts to abstract the formal qualities of light, space, and time.
Performance
A Palestinian Play’s Gutting Portrayal of Fighters Besieged in the Church of the Nativity
The story of a 39-day siege at the church traditionally said to mark the birthplace of Jesus Christ casts human emotions into stark relief amid almost unimaginable circumstances.
In Brief
Rodin Bust of Napoleon Discovered in New Jersey
An archivist at the borough hall of Madison, New Jersey discovered, sitting innocuously in a corner, a genuine Rodin: a bust of Napoleon Bonaparte, carved of marble and weighing 700 pounds.
History
Elaborate Halloween Costume Tips from a 19th-Century Guide to Fancy Dress
Looking for a Halloween costume? Here's a 19th-century guide to dressing for fancy balls, with costumes for witches, carrier pigeons, glowworms, and air.
Art
Grappling with the Hudson River School
In an exhibition at the former home of Frederic Edwin Church, a key member of the movement, Teresita Fernández reimagines the legacy of American landscape painting.
Art
How Graffiti Influenced Elizabeth Murray
Given some historical context, the impact graffiti had on the paintings Murray made during the 1980s is plain to see.
Art
A DJ Mines Her Grandfather's Record Collection at the Knockdown Center
DJ Susan Z Anthony will play music spanning the late 1950s to the mid-'70s at Azikiwe Mohammed's fictional thrift store.