Books
A Guide to What Replaced the Avant-garde Spaces of 20th-Century New York
Which art hubs of 20th century New York City are now sterilized condos, and where does the creative spirit remain?
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Art
Artist Threads Angry Internet Comments into New Vaginal Knitting Project
An Australian artist who previously drew a torrent angry comments for knitting with wool inserted into her vagina will soon weave that negative feedback into a new work of art.
Art
Photos of Brooklyn's Waterfront Show a Century of Change
The Brooklyn waterfront is radically changing.
Opinion
12 Reasons Why I Can't Be Facebook Friends with This Artist
An artist whose work I loathe recently sent me a "Friend Request" on Facebook.
News
Artist Will Remove Bushwick Crochet Mural that Sparked Community Protest
A 15-foot-tall crocheted mural that appeared, unauthorized, on the side of a private Bushwick residence and has since stirred debate about gentrification and street art is coming down today.
Art
The Magna Carta Makes a Rare and Brief Appearance in NYC
For one week only, a 1217 version of the Magna Carta is visiting New York City on a rare tour from England.
Art
An Art Festival on Norway’s Arctic Islands Considers How Humans Are Changing Them
SVOLVÆR, Norway — “Lofoten is at a tipping point,” a local artist told me the night I arrived on the Norwegian archipelago for the opening weekend of the 2015 Lofoten International Art Festival.
Art
In Budapest’s Galleries, Female Artists Make Their Mark
BUDAPEST — On September 13, I lightly followed the Sunday flow of the Gallery Weekend Budapest festival of Hungarian contemporary art.
Art
Opera in Yellowface Hastily Canceled After Public Outrage
“White people have always slipped in and out of the experiences of people of color and been praised extravagantly for it,” Jenny Zhang, the poet and Rookie magazine contributor, wrote in an article for BuzzFeed about the erasure of Asian American narratives in Western culture.
Art
Remembering Brian Sewell: The Master of the Operatic Put-Down Who Masturbated for Dalí
There's little doubt that Brian Sewell (1931–2015) — who passed away on Saturday — was Britain's best-known art critic.
News
Crimes of the Art
On this week's art crime blotter: vandals tag a Munich museum with swastikas, hunters venture onto Texan museum's grounds, and a public sculpture is mysteriously beheaded.
Art
ArtRx LA
LOS ANGELES — This week, the Hammer Museum hosts a two-day music and performance festival, Marcia Hafif's long overdue exhibition at the Laguna Art Museum closes, the Women's Center for Creative Work begins its residency at the Armory Center for the Arts, and more.