Art

Radical Art from the Past Decade, from Tahrir Square to Recife

In MoMA’s Unfinished Conversations, artists around the world engage with today’s political struggles while exposing their personal, cultural, and historical roots.

Art

Painting Cosmic Phenomena with Patterns of Subatomic Decay

Kysa Johnson represents nebula, neutron stars, and star clouds using the spiraling paths of the tiniest particles.

In Brief

Was the Oldest Smiley Found on a 3,700-Year-Old Jug?

A new archeological discovery may suggest the first known “smiley” is thousands of years older than previously thought.

Art

Carnal Humans and Bookish Animals Cohabitate in a Sprawling Video Installation

At Tyler Rollins Fine Art, Araya Rasdjarmrearnsook’s complex, fragmented narrative features goats being read French philosophy and horses getting lectured on Plato.

Comics

Phishing for Artists

Let the fish tell you about phishing.

Art

Hokusai’s “Great Wave” Was Only a Drop in the Bucket

Already fully accomplished by his fifties in a range of styles, from his sixties Katsushika Hokusai’s paintings and prints begin to accelerate in ambition and sophistication, leaping between styles and subjects.

Art

Seeing 1970s Italy Through Its Subversive Public Broadcasting Network

Francesco Vezzoli has delved into the archival material of Radiotelevisione Italiana, shaping a narrative of the culture, politics, and entertainment of the period.

Art

Five Centuries of Robotic Machines Reflect Human and Technological Change

Five centuries of robots, from clockwork monks to mechanical actors, are explored in a major exhibition at London's Science Museum.

News

In Long Overdue but Welcome Step, Britain Will Eliminate Ads that Perpetuate Gender Stereotypes

The Advertising Standards Authority in Great Britain is calling for the creation of new standards when it comes to ads that feature harmful gender stereotypes.

Art

Maren Hassinger Restages Her 1982 "Pink Trash" Performance in Prospect Park

On July 23, Maren Hassinger, in conjunction with the Brooklyn Museum, will scatter bits of white trash that she painted pink onto the lawns of Prospect Park.

Art

Algorithmic Art That You Can Blow On, Walk Through, or Dance Over

The inaugural exhibit at ARTECHOUSE, a new gallery in Washington, DC focused exclusively on digital art, is both dramatic and quietly poetic.

Art

60 Performers Reclaim the Streets of Downtown LA

For a performance conceived by artist Lola Gonzàlez, choreographer Oguri, and composer Paul Chavez, 60 people will march through the streets of Downtown Los Angeles.