Art
A Eulogy for One of NYC's Oldest Manhole Covers
The vanishing of an 1866 Croton Aqueduct manhole cover recalls the fleetingness of historic infrastructure heritage on New York City's streets.
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Art
Bark Paintings That Were Pivotal Documents in an Aboriginal Sea Rights Case Go on View
The bark paintings in Gapu-Monuk Saltwater: Journey to Sea Country at the Australian National Maritime Museum in Sydney were pivotal documents in a major case for indigenous sea rights.
Art
A Painted River of Gold Links a Group of Portraits
Marcia Marcus's paintings at Eric Firestone Gallery, which span the late 1950s to early '70s, are connected by a thread of iridescent material.
History
How Trompe-L’Oeil Added Information and Ornamentation to Maps
Look But Don't Touch: Tactile Illusions on Maps at the Harvard Map Collection explores how cartographers have used trompe l'oeil illustrations on maps.
Art
Critics Talk Shop and Art World Hierarchies
On Wednesday night, art writers and critics Stephanie Cash, Jessica Lynne, Yasmeen Siddiqui, and Jason Stopa gather to talk shop and take questions at the New York Academy of Art.
News
An Artist-Run Airline Promises Happiness As It Jets You to Art Fairs
"Happiness is ahead of you," promises Angelhaha founder Qinmin Liu.
Art
Dancing a Queer Space Odyssey
Dance duo Rashaun Mitchell and Silas Riener had collaborated with artist Charles Atlas to create Tesseract , a sci-fi movement piece with a live video loop.
Film
A Dark Comedy Finds Society’s Problems Reflected in the Art World
Swedish director Ruben Östlund's satire The Square follows the misadventures of the chief curator of a fictional contemporary art museum.
Art
The Quiet Radicalism and Dry Humor of Early Gilbert & George
The duo's early work reveals how they opened the door to truly seeing queer bodies in art.
Art
The Myths and Failures of Modern Khmer Architecture
Albert Samreth examines the fading legacy of New Khmer Architecture, which wanted to represent recently independent Cambodia as authentically Khmer, but also legibly modern.
Art
Mickalene Thomas Makes Black Women the Protagonists of Their Own Stories
Positioning black women — artists, actresses, characters, and her own family — as mentors and muses, and as heroic figures in a lineage of their own, Thomas overrides oppressive narratives.
Announcement
Consider the Future of Museums with L’Internationale
L’Internationale Dialogues are dedicated to interrogating, debating, and positing new futures for the museum’s place in the world.