Art
Humans of New York's Brandon Stanton has embarked on a 50-day photographic tour promoting the United Nations' Millennium Development Goals, which seek to eliminate the number of people living on less than $1.25 by 2015, among other aims.
Opinion
It’s one thing to take a #museumselfie with a work of art, as if to say, “yes, I was here with this artwork” or “yes, here is my reflection in the surface of this piece.” It’s another thing to make Greco-Roman statues look like they were chiseled specifically for selfie-shooting moments.
In Brief
The New York Times is reporting that German artists Mischa Leinkauf and Matthias Wermke have taken credit for what they're calling an artistic act meant to celebrate "the beauty of public space.”
Art
This week, cat-related art is popping up downtown, there are a number of August gallery shows you shouldn't miss so we thought we would compile some of our favorites.
Art
Sandstorms shifting the terrain of southwest Peru recently revealed new Nazca Lines.
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Opinion
For the days when you don't feel a sense of brotherhood, there is Beyoncé.
Art
In the 19th century, an Italian artist created an architectural alphabet in which letters are depicted as monumental structures.
Art
This week, enjoy Batman in Bryant Park, experience Cuban culture in Queens, visit MoCADA for an exhibit on how black communities are affected by natural disasters, sign up for the new Greenpoint Open Studios, and it is your last chance to see shows by Hito Steyerl and another on Capitalist Realism b
In Brief
Pro-Russian rebels have abducted an artist in eastern Ukraine, the International Business Times reported.
News
The University of Chicago whitewashed a mural created by visiting artists to the school without consulting the artists or the organizer of their visit. The school says the mural was painted over in response to complaints from local residents in the neighborhood where it was painted, but the artists
News
After Donald Judd moved to Marfa, Texas in 1971, he quickly transformed the cow-town into the art world’s desert outpost, much to the chagrin of some locals.