Art
Doris Salcedo Captures the Weight of Mourning
Doris Salcedo is interested in replicating the indefinite, affective qualities of mourning — its weight, intangibility, absurdity, and reliance on personal associations.
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Art
Rewriting Film History with Two Decades of Black Women’s Cinema
A monthlong series at the Brooklyn Academy of Music chronicles two decades of films by African American women, including a slate of powerful documentaries.
News
Art Movements
This week in art news: cultural organizations spoke out against President Trump's travel ban, art collector and philanthropist Eli Broad opposed the nomination of Betsy DeVos as US Secretary of Education, and the Library of Congress digitized 20,000 items from the papers of Sigmund Freud.
Art
In Tijuana, an Artist-Designed Treehouse Gives a Peek into the US
The Japanese artist collective Chim↑Pom has built a treehouse dubbed "USA Visitor Center" that looks across the US–Mexico border.
Film
Documentarian Adam Curtis Dissects the World that Gave Rise to Trump
In Hypernormalisation (2016), Adam Curtis not only anticipates Trump’s victory, but also zeroes in on the abject disbelief and shock that followed in its wake.
Art
Disrupt and Then Destroy the World with a Dystopian Startup Simulator
In the game The Founder, you build the most disruptive, innovative, synergized startup in the world, but your success destroys the planet in the process.
Art
19th-Century Stereoviews of Hell
In these stereoviews populated by skeletons, hell is host to boating races, parties, and even a lavish boudoir for one "Madame Satan."
Art
Mapping Migrant Journeys onto Boats of String
A suspended, stringy installation of boat forms by Chiharu Shiota in a Parisian department store evokes the uncertainty and peril of migrants' journeys.
News
Cultural Institutions and Organizations Condemn Trump's Travel Ban
Following President Trump's executive order limiting travel from seven Muslim-majority countries, cultural groups and organizations have issued statements against the ban.
Art
Surf a Wave of Zombies as Donald Trump Taking a Golden Shower
Produced for the Global Game Jam, Zombies Come in Waves positions you as Donald Trump riding a wave of zombies through a post-apocalyptic world (and collecting coins along the way).
Announcement
Leandro Erlich's 'Port of Reflections' at the Neuberger Museum of Art
Erlich’s monumental Port of Reflections will be on view for the first time in the United States from February 5 – July 30, 2017.
Art
From Montage to Mounting: The Surprisingly Sexual Drawings of Sergei Eisenstein
Over the course of his life, Sergei Eisenstein amassed 5,000 sketches, including his "sex drawings," which depict various sex acts that are not limited to humans.