Art
How Are Catalonia's Cultural Institutions Responding to Political Chaos?
As the rift between Madrid and Barcelona deepens, Catalonia's art institutions are caught between a rock and a hard place — and largely silent on political issues.
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Art
Exploring Los Angeles's Actual and Figurative Undergrounds
Under LA, a program organized by the Huntington-USC Institute on California & the West, explores the life of the metropolis located underfoot.
News
New York State Plans Statues of Sojourner Truth and Rosalie Jones
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo and Lieutenant Governor Kathy Hochul announced today that statues of Sojourner Truth and Rosalie Jones would be erected on state property.
In Brief
😂 Is the Most Popular Emoji (Sorry 😭)
People really ❤️ using "face with tears of joy," according to a new chart released by Apple.
Performance
William Kentridge Incants Kurt Schwitters’s Iconic Dada Sound Poem
In a commissioned work for the Performa Biennial, Kentridge reimagines the Dada classic, reciting the nonsensical words while a montage of images flashes behind him at high speed.
Art
Reimagining Monuments to Make Them Resonate Locally and Personally
Instead of returning to a model of permanently memorializing an illusory and grandiloquent past, why not consider commissioning temporary commemorative works rooted in local community histories and struggles?
Books
The Curious Histories of Colors, from Beige to Heliotrope
These stories about the origins of hues makes for a colorful read.
Art
Mining Mineral Structures with Watercolor and Sediment
Mineral geometries and natural forms inspire delicate artworks with fractal patterns and meticulous details.
News
Central Park's First Statue of Historic Women Will Honor Two Suffragettes
On the centennial of women's suffrage in New York state, the Parks Department dedicated a site for a forthcoming statue of two of the movement's leaders: Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony.
Art
The Wartime Quilts Made by Men from Military Uniforms
The American Folk Art Museum in New York is exhibiting wartime quilts made by British soldiers from their uniforms in the 18th and 19th centuries.
Announcement
Call for Applications: Roman J. Witt Residency at U-M’s Stamps School of Art & Design
Open to both established and emerging artists and designers, Witt Residents receive an honorarium of $20,000 in addition to housing, studio space, and up to $4,000 funding support for project materials.
Performance
A Surrealist Satire by Luis Buñuel Becomes a Grim Opera
The Metropolitan Opera's lone contemporary production this season is an adaptation of Buñuel's 1962 film about the Spanish aristocracy, The Exterminating Angel.