News
Iranian Gallery Drops Out of AIPAD Photo Fair Over Trump’s Travel Ban
The Tehran-based Ag Galerie had planned to show Bahman Jalali's arresting photographs documenting the Iran–Iraq war in the 1980s.
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Art
A Documentary About Latin Boogaloo Screens at El Museo del Barrio
The documentary We Like it Like That: The Story of Latin Boogaloo, which traces the rise of the musical movement, is screening March 31 at El Museo del Barrio.
Opinion
George W. Bush's Paintings Cannot Redeem Him
A piece in the New York Times about the former president's book of paintings is part reputation rehab, part art review, and part audition for the job of Bush’s headstone writer.
Art
Chuck Berry and the Modernist Fable of “Johnny B. Goode”
The jackhammer chatter of the song's opening riff lets us know that the pastoral is past.
Art
From a Jade Suit to Bronze Dildos, Ancient Tomb Luxuries of the Han Dynasty Elite
Even in death the Han Chinese thought that life continued in its own way so they buried the deceased with luxurious objects that continue to impress.
Art
A Biennial in Sharjah Offers Worlds Enough
The latest Sharjah Biennial features over 50 international artists, many of whom have created impressive installations in the Emirate.
Art
The Mysterious Experiments of Hercules Segers, a 17th-Century Art Radical
The Mysterious Landscapes of Hercules Segers at the Metropolitan Museum of Art is the first major retrospective on the radically experimental 17th-century Dutch artist.
Announcement
University of Indianapolis Launches New MA Program in Social Practice Art and Creative Placemaking
The intensive, one-year MA welcomes students to immerse their creative practice in Indianapolis, engaging with neighborhoods, nearby towns, and rural areas for collaborative, transformative, transdisciplinary work.
Art
Chronicling Black Women’s Activist Work at the Hammer Museum
A series of talks and events between March 28 and 30, co-presented by the African-American Policy Forum, examines the role of black women and girls in the struggle for civil rights.
Art
Richard Neutra’s Little-Known Modernist House on the Prairie
In 1951, Richard Neutra, the mid-century architect who virtually embodied the California Dream in his sleek, low-slung homes, built an unlikely house in Sioux City, Iowa.
Art
An Artist Measures How Her Face Is Recognized and Monetized
At first, Jillian Mayer's image, in which she meticulously measured the contours of her face, had the effect of an advertisement.
Art
A Virtual Border Wall Displays Art by Immigrants
Art director Maddy Kramer's site "The Most Beautiful Wall" is a digital structure 19,000 miles long that is showing work made by immigrant artists.