Art
ArtRx NYC
This is the week to explore France at the Morgan Library, party at MoMA's PopRally, visit the Lenin Museum in Midtown, or learn to dumpster dive in Queens.
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News
US Arts Attendance on a Downward Trend, NEA Studies Find
New studies released today by the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) and based on surveys carried out in 2012 claim that arts attendance in the US has continued to drop over the past two decades, but both struggle to incorporate digital activities into their findings.
Books
Catching Subway Riders in the Act of Reading
For bibliophiles and generally nosy people, one of the worst things about the rise of e-books and e-readers is that they don't have distinct covers.
News
Strange Realities: US Culture Industry Has Fewer Jobs but More Money
Arts and culture matter much more to the economy than previously known, according to a new report issued by the US Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA).
Art
The Embrace of a Tie-Dyed Utopia
There are hurdles to cross before getting to the rewards of Alan Shields: In Motion, in its last week at the Parrish Art Museum, and even then some may be eluded; those found, however, are sweet and sustaining.
Announcement
Division of Continuing Education at the School of Visual Arts
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In Brief
'The Simpsons' Join in Tribute to 'Charlie Hebdo'
Last night The Simpsons joined in with a two-second tribute that cast the family's eternal baby, Maggie, in the a hybrid role that combined Marianne, the national symbol of the French Republic, and Cosette from Les Misérables.
Art
The Merits of Old Masters' B-Sides, at the Frick
Masterpieces from the Scottish National Gallery, on view in the East Gallery of the Frick Collection, is a gathering of ten paintings analogous to the cohort of masterpieces in the Frick’s adjacent West Gallery. Visitors are left free to consider each as representing a unique, if not significant mom
Art
In New Orleans, an Exhibition Shines on the Surface
NEW ORLEANS — Gather enough bling in one gallery and the concentration of visual stimuli will overwhelm the need for a clear or convincing curatorial framework.
Comics
On Death and My Drawing
When your mother reaches hospice care, cartooning is a way to both distract from and dive deeper into the reality.
Opinion
Required Reading
This week, the fallout from the Charlie Hebdo massacre dominated the news, while artist Tania Bruguera talks about her detention in Cuba, questions are raised about John Elderfield's conflict of interest, and more.
Opinion
Weekend Words: Police
This week, it came to light that the tensions between the New York City police force and Mayor Bill de Blasio may be resulting in fewer arrest and virtually no tickets.