In Brief
Anti-Trump Protests Are Boosting Art Supply Sales
A new report by the market research company NPD Group shows how the Women's Marches directly increased sales of sign-making material.
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Performance
A Giant of the Theater Recounts His Childhood in Miniature
In 887, theater artist Robert Lepage recounts his childhood in Quebec City during the escalation of the separatist movement.
Art
Endangered Monkeys and the Legacy of the Vietnam War at Ground Floor Gallery
The artist's exhibition, on view through March 26, centers on an endangered species of monkeys in Vietnam and a US military document from 1969.
Film
Agnès Varda’s Playful Recycling of Her Art
In the last 15 years, Agnès Varda has embraced the label of visual artist rather than the more specific filmmaker.
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Low-residency MFA programs are available in Photography, Creative Writing, Writing for Stage and Screen, and Visual Arts.
News
In Fake Letter, “Dana Schutz” Demands Removal of Controversial Painting from Whitney Biennial
This morning, several outlets published an open letter purportedly written by artist Dana Schutz and demanding that her painting "Open Casket" be removed from the Whitney Biennial.
Film
A Documentary About Syrian Refugees Undermines Its Subjects
'A Syrian Love Story' has an opportunity to do delicate, powerful work; instead, like its subjects, it gets trapped within the limits of its own choices.
Art
Bagels, Burgers, and the Branding of Bushwick
Taking cash from McDonald’s to send artists to Europe to paint billboards, then leveraging those billboards to market the brand seems like a win to a businessman, less so to the artists.
Books
Frank and Feminist Poems About Encounters with Famous Men
Khadijah Queen’s new collection of poems, I’m So Fine: A List of Famous Men and What I Had On gathers her firsthand accounts of run-ins with male celebrities.
Comics
Cultural Agencies in Danger of Being Defunded by Trump
It's worse than we thought.
Books
Zora Neale Hurston’s Life in Comics, Overdue but Awkwardly Drawn
This book may have much to admire on the micro level, but the experience of the whole leaves a lot to be desired.
Art
An Eclectic Assortment of Collages, Cut from Context and Pasted Together
Though the exhibition is a little bit all over the map, there are some real gems to be found here.