Art

If Hollywood Actors Tell Refugees’ Stories, Will We Finally Listen?

In Candice Breitz’s video installation, six men and women recount their stories, which are then reinterpreted by Alec Baldwin and Julianne Moore.

Art

The Power of Color in Lynette Yiadom-Boakye’s Paintings

New portraits by Lynette Yiadom-Boakye, on view at the New Museum, reveal how the artist uses color to launch into the mind and psychology of her fictional characters.

Art

The North’s Role in Supplying the South with Confederate Monuments

Confederate monuments would not exist in such large numbers without mass production, which, in the wake of the Civil War, took place more often in the North than in the South.

Comics

Drawing Inspiration from the Chicago Alternative Comics Expo

It was an oasis in Trump's America.

Art

An Exhibition Celebrating the GIF's 30th Anniversary

From June 17 to 22, 30 GIF artists will present their work IRL in homage to the beloved image format.

Art

Artists Show What It’s Like to Live in Your Own Skin

The exhibition at Invisible Exports, Cheap Suitcase, reflects on how the body is a record of a singular life, but also a random palimpsest of whatever genetic heritage one has.

Art

A Cinematic Installation Lets Visitors Choose Their Own Nightmare

In their vast installation at Pioneer Works, artists Brent Stewart and Willie Stewart provide visitors with many ominous clues and leave them to figure out the connections.

News

Artist Khadija Saye Dies in Massive Fire in London Apartment Building [UPDATED]

The artist, who lived with her mother on the 20th floor of the 24-story building, was last heard from at 3am this morning.

Art

From Birch-Bark Shoes to Propaganda Posters, Surveying Relics from the Russian Revolution

The British Library exhibition features a wide variety of media, but what’s notably lacking is a sense of the upheaval of the time.

Film

Monkey Around with a Simian Cinema Series

Anthology Film Archives’ latest series explores fictional, factual, and farcical portrayals of monkeys in movies.

Art

Eric Fischl Paints the Precariousness of Growing Old

In his new show at Skarstedt, the artist creates confrontations between young, fresh bodies and tired, aging flesh.

Art

A Journey Through James Turrell’s Disorienting World at the Newly Expanded MASS MoCA

Into the Light, which will remain on long-term view at the museum, brings together installations from every stage of Turrell's five-decade career.