Art
Uncommon Photographs from 100 Years of Daily African American Life
Cornell University Library has digitized over 600 seldom-seen images showing the lives of black Americans from the era of slavery to the 1960s.
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Art
Immersed in Yayoi Kusama’s Lonely Labyrinths and Infinite Worlds
Yayoi Kusama's retrospective at the Hirshhorn Museum brings together the largest number of mirror rooms ever, as they all appear to extend infinitely into distant darkness.
Comics
Things to Do While Waiting for Someone to Be Impeached
There are so many ways to pass the time.
News
Protesters Demand MoMA Drop Trump Advisor from Its Board
Dozens of protesters are demanding MoMA remove the CEO of BlackRock from their board because of his ties to the Trump administration.
Art
An Artist Describes the Apocalypse According to Busta Rhymes
Aria Dean's upcoming lecture at Machine Project, "Busta Rhymes at the End of the World," will focus on apocalyptic themes in the rapper's oeuvre.
Art
Hilton Als Curates Alice Neel's Portraits of Life in Upper Manhattan
The exhibition at David Zwirner gallery features five decades' worth of Neel's paintings and drawings of people of color.
In Brief
Turkish Publisher Shuts Down Magazine for Printing Moses Cartoon
After the office of President Erdoğan condemned the cartoon, the publisher of Gırgır closed the magazine and threatened to file criminal complaints against staffers.
Art
Portraits of Artists and Writers Who Vanished From Public View
References to artists and writers that were once prolific members of public life but later chose to vanish from public view are planted throughout Claire Tabouret's show.
Art
Tripping Through an Artist’s Fabrications, from a Faux Art Movement to a Looney Tunes World
Matt Freedman is at heart a storyteller, working for years as a writer and cartoonist. Stringing together obtuse veins of thought, he fabricates alternate realities and histories.
Books
A Comic Whose Characters Swim in Apathy and Cynicism
A comic written by Pete Toms is peopled with bleak characters in a state of resigned existential crisis.
In Brief
US Congressman Sues Architect of the Capitol for Removing Student's Painting
Representative William Lacy Clay claims the removal of a painting by one of his constituents was an act of censorship that violates the 1st Amendment.
Art
Thickly Layered Paintings that Glow with Their Own Light
If painting maps the mind, then Steve DiBenedetto must be a very interesting guy to hang out with.