News
Protesting the President with a “Trumpy the Rat” Inflatable
BravinLee is raising $10,000 on Kickstarter to design a giant, inflatable rat made to look like Donald Trump.
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Art
A Screening of Martha Rosler’s Documentary on Housing Injustice in South Africa
On March 23, UnionDocs is showing the latest version of a still-in-progress documentary Martha Rosler filmed in South Africa in 1990.
Announcement
Meet the Next Generation of Creative Thinkers at the 2017 MICA Grad Show
MICA Grad Show 2017 includes exhibitions and critiques, gallery talks and presentations, public programs, a symposium, and student-curated installations throughout Baltimore City.
Film
Revisiting an Antiquated Chris Marker Film About Technology
French director and artist Chris Marker’s 1997 film Level Five, screening this weekend at Metrograph, is a hilariously antiquated portrayal of the internet.
Art
The Strange Eroticism of Fishermen Caressing Dying Fish
Jonathas de Andrade's short film "O Peixe" mimics the style of anthropological documentaries to capture a made-up fishing custom in northeast Brazil.
In Brief
A Winged Bull and a Whirl of Cream Will Be London’s Next Big Public Artworks
Sculptures by Michael Rakowitz and Heather Phillipson will sit atop the Fourth Plinth in 2018 and 2020, respectively.
News
At the World Trade Center, a Familiar Tale of a Developer Exploiting Artists
Since last summer, artists have been invited to create works for free on the 69th floor of Four World Trade Center, a raw space that was recently leased to Spotify.
Art
Envisioning Democratic Design at a French Biennial
A visit to the 2017 Biennale Internationale Design Saint-Étienne offers an important reminder that we're surrounded by designs created to encourage some behaviors and obstruct others.
Art
The Violence of the 2017 Whitney Biennial
One of the themes of this year's Whitney Biennial appears to be violence, and not every artist has the ability to transform it into a successful work of art.
Art
The Cautionary Tales of Dead Birds Fashioned from Textiles
Tamara Kostianovsky's exhibition at Y Gallery features sculptures of butchered fowl made from salvaged fabric.
Opinion
The Unbridgeable Chasm Between the Bronx and the Police
“Is there a possibility for this community and police to restore a relationship?” Artist Shaun Leonardo asked three panelists at the Laundromat Project. The answer was a unequivocal no.
In Brief
Thomas Gainsborough Painting Gouged at London’s National Gallery
On Saturday, a man wielding a screwdriver cut two long gashes into "The Morning Walk," though conservators believe the damage can be easily repaired.