Art

We Need to Start Now: A Personal Case for the Art Strike

Why the #J20 Art Strike is important and why those of us who can should take part.

Art

How Black Modern Artists Defied a Singular Narrative in 1971

1971: A Year in the Life of Color studies two exhibitions essential to the ongoing relationship between black American artists and modernism.

Art

Artists Channel Lady Liberty in Signs, Costumes, and Torches for the Women’s Marches

We Make America, a group formed after the election, has been crafting art inspired by the Statue of Liberty for the January 21 marches in Washington and New York.

Art

Artist Opens Obama's Dream Business in Hawaii, a Store of Medium White T-Shirts

President Obama once confessed his dream of setting up a T-shirt shack in Hawaii with Rahm Emanuel. Emily Spivack made it a reality.

Art

ArtRx LA

This week, Baik Art hosts a conversation about art and racial justice, Llyn Foulkes debuts new work at Sprüth Magers, Brand Library opens a show focused on art collectives, and more.

Announcement

UArts Offers Dual MFA Degree in Book Arts and Printmaking

Applications for Fall 2017 are now being accepted.

Art

Against a Feathered Headdress: A Tale of Two Performance Festivals and Native American Voices [UPDATED]

The same day that Latifa Laâbissi donned a faux-Sioux headdress at MoMA PS1, Emily Johnson created a collaborative event that championed indigenous voices and values

In Brief

Chinese Authorities Smash Fake Terracotta Warriors Attraction

Government agents in the Lintong District raided a facility where copies of emperor Qin Shi Huang's famous earthen funerary guards were being passed off as the genuine article.

Art

ArtRx NYC

This week, explore the connection between politics and dreams, spend 48 hours collaborating on a game, check out an artist's unpacking of her father's FBI file, and more.

Books

Bursts of Humor and Intricate Visuals in a Collection of Alan Moore's Lesser-Known Comics

Though "Brighter Than You Think" is of limited use as a critical text, it’s tough to beat as a straight-up collection.

Art

Getting a Whiff of Perfume’s Illusions

The glass bottles decorating our dressers and vanities aren’t just aesthetic layers to add and remove but a story we tell the world about ourselves.

Art

An Artist Invites Viewers to Become Like the Animals to Understand the Animals

"The Unreliable Bestiary" evolved around interwoven stories, illustrated with beautiful videos of animals and habitats, maps, researched data, and costumed dancers in barn-like interior spaces and out “in the wild.”