Announcement

At BAMPFA, Two Artists’ Intimate Observations of Lives and Loss

Sometimes the slowed-down processes of painting and drawing reveal far more than the click of a shutter.

News

Over 1,800 Artists and Art Workers Sign Letter Against Sexual Harassment [UPDATE 2]

The public letter criticizes "an art world that upholds inherited power structures at the cost of ethical behavior."

Art

The Istanbul Biennial Examines the Tricky Question of What Makes a “Good Neighbor”

Dealing with themes of surveillance, personal and shared space, and what defines home in film, installation, and more.

Art

Chicago’s Plan for Sick Trees: Turn Them into Art

Artists turn trees devastated by a pest into works of public art, calling attention to the problem and creating opportunities for unexpected artistic encounters across the city.

Art

Required Reading

This week, an underground restaurant, political lives of medieval manuscripts, the need to claim (physical) QTBIPoC spaces, Harold Pinter's catty side, and more.

Music

Case Studies in Musical Hooks: Father John Misty, Galantis, Ed Sheeran, Ashik Reza

Craft in itself means nothing unless it reaches total flawlessness.

Art

Three Postwar American Painters Who Were Too European for New York

Long before globalism became a buzzword, Norman Bluhm, San Francis, and Paul Jenkins joined the artists and intellectuals from around the world in postwar Paris.

Art

A Cerebral Portraitist‘s Unaccountable Neglect

In 1960, the art world was not ready to accept Marcia Marcus’s conceptual approach to portraiture.

News

Protesters Return to James Cohan Gallery to Say Goodbye to "Omer Fast’s Racist Show"

Activists from as far away as Los Angeles and Vancouver came to Manhattan's Chinatown to address the role of art galleries in gentrification.

Art

The Next Siren Wail

How do we get home from here?

Books

An Artist Who Fantasized as a Way to Survive

A self-taught draftsman and fantastical storyteller, Renaldo Kuhler’s life and fashion sense were as eccentric as his art.

Art

Dale Chihuly’s Road Not Taken

Chihuly may be a nature sculptor but his shiny maximalist aesthetic is far from naturalistic.