In Brief
"Fearless Girl" Was Originally "Wall Street Cow," a Life-Size, Bronze Bovine
Emails reveal that the financial firm behind the stunt initially planned to install a sculpture of a cow as its feminist statement on Wall Street.
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Opinion
How the New Bowery Wall Commission Puts Rape Culture on Display
The latest artist commissioned to paint the influential Soho wall is a man who has bragged about his predatory sexual behavior.
Books
A Guide to Architects' Mundane and Monumental Graves
The architects of our great landmarks are often buried beneath the humblest of tombstones, or have no marker at all.
Books
Stories from a Once Culturally Vibrant, Now Neglected Miami Neighborhood
Jacob Katel’s A People’s History of Overtown collects interviews with the people who remember the neighborhood's golden years, before the expressway divided and ultimately decimated it.
Art
Exploring the New Orleans Village Where You Can Play the Buildings
Opened in the fall of 2016, the Music Box Village is a gathering of artist-created architectural instruments.
Comics
Don’t Miss This Spring’s Hottest Greens
The world turns into a bouquet of color, and we get to enjoy all of it.
News
First House Built by Antoni Gaudí Will Become a Museum
Following a major two-year restoration, Casa Vicens is opening to the public for the first time in the building's 130-year-old history.
Art
Harness Art as a Tool for Resistance at the Queens Museum
Social Practice Queens will bring two projects, "Resistance Theatre" and "DebtBank," to the Queens Museum on June 11.
Opinion
Sam Durant Doesn't Need Defending
In responding to the "Scaffold" controversy in Minneapolis, some art world onlookers have painted the white male artist as the victim.
Art
Exploring the Evolution of Diagrams at El Segundo Museum of Art
On June 11, Matthew Ritchie, an artist in residence at the Getty Research Institute, will unveil his 27-foot-long work exploring diagrams throughout history.
Books
A Graphic Novel Turns the Unpredictability of Grief into a Superhero Tale
Coco Picard’s The Chronicles of Fortune is a story about learning how to grapple with the role of death in life.
In Brief
Two Ghost Ship Organizers Charged with Involuntary Manslaughter for Fire
The warehouse's property manager and creative director each face up to 39 years in prison.