News

Animal Rights Activists Protest Damien Hirst Show in Venice with 88 Pounds of Dung [UPDATED]

Activists heaped animal turds at the door of the Palazzo Grassi, which will open an exhibition of new works by Hirst.

Film

The Opulent World of Qatari Falconry

Yuri Ancarani's documentary The Challenge immerses viewers in the dazzling subculture of ultra-wealthy sheiks who practice falconry.

Art

A Cuban Update of 'Antigone' at REDCAT

From March 15 to 17, Teatro El Público stages its retelling of the classical Greek tragedy.

Art

Basking in the Legacy of Merce Cunningham at His Retrospective

Unexpectedly, as I began to watch the public performances of Merce Cunningham's choreography in conjunction with the exhibition, his work started to grow on me.

Art

The Private Lives of Primate Companions

Images from Robin Schwartz's rarely exhibited series of photos of primates who live with humans is on view at Staten Island's Alice Austen House.

Art

An Omnivorous Tour of the 2017 Whitney Biennial

See highlights from the 2017 Whitney Biennial, which opens to the public later this week.

Announcement

Queens College and Social Practice Queens Launch “Advanced Certificate in Critical Social Practice”

Social Practice Queens (SPQ) brings together the resources of an academic research institution, Queens College, with the long-standing community-based activism of the Queens Museum.

Interview

"The World You’re Crafting Isn’t in a Vacuum": A Zimbabwean Comics Artist on Social Justice and Storytelling

Bill Masuku is fast becoming one of the most well-known comic artists in Zimbabwe.

In Brief

Science Confirms Mona Lisa Is Happy

Ninety-seven percent of the participants in a study by researchers at the University of Freiburg said that the sitter in Leonardo da Vinci's famous portrait looks happy.

Art

Moon as Muse: Centuries of Artistic Interpretations of Earth’s Mysterious Satellite

Through around 60 historical and contemporary objects, Lunar Attraction at the Peabody Essex Museum in Salem considers the enduring artistic curiosity for the mysteries of the moon.

Art

The Collective that Radicalized Urban Design in the 1970s with Slides

A collection of color slides from 1970s LA captures the sights and sounds of a city and its urbanscape.

Art

Reconsidering the Work of a Lebanese Female Artist Who Deserves a Closer Reading

Most reviews of Saloua Choucair's work are still confined to some superficial observations on her paintings, and her sculptures are nowhere yet offered any serious treatment.