Art
In NYC, Two New Alternative Art Shows Combat “Fair Fatigue”
That ’70s Show and Esther are not only authentic community builders, but become visual collective memories thanks to their theme and scale.
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Art
A Painting-Centric Fair Marks 10 Years of NADA in New York
Sci-fi, absurdism, and surrealism shine in this show, where the best works rely on pure imagination.
Podcast
How Lee Quiñones Took His Graffiti From the Subway to the Museum
A pioneer of the 1970s New York City graffiti movement, the artist reflects on five decades of experimentation with spray cans and paint brushes.
Art
Latin American Galleries Inject Vibrancy into Frieze New York
The strongest galleries convey a sense of locality, often of Indigenous communities, with a particular sensitivity to environmental issues.
Art
Giving Space to Black Women at 1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair
The special attention to women artists highlights the importance of intersectional representation in the fight for inclusion.
News
Students Stage Sit-In for Gaza at NYC’s School of Visual Arts
More than 50 protesters including students from the Fashion Institute of Technology and NYU rallied in support outside the school.
Art
Required Reading
This week, new US census categories, a dispatch from an art-framing shop, university crackdowns on student protesters, silly TikTok recipes, and much more.
Opinion
The Miscarriage Collages That Were Too Much for the Art World
In 1974, the San Francisco Art Institute isolated Joanne Leonard’s series Journal of a Miscarriage from the rest of the works in her solo show. Has anything changed since?
Books
This Art Book Is About You!
Much has been written about artists, curators, and art historians. Oskar Bätschmann’s The Art Public: A Short History is dedicated to the spectators on the other side.
Art
The Animal Wonderland of Les Lalanne
Blending zoomorphic elements with a fanciful aesthetic, the artist duo’s functional animal sculptures evoked a sense of wonder and enchantment.
Art
Here’s What’s Worth Seeing at Frieze New York
The East Asian art of paper cutting, drawings inspired by Brazilian woodworking, and cunty ceramics are among the standouts of a mostly uninspiring affair.
Community
A View From the Easel
“I spend some moments quietly observing the work in my studio and try to listen to what the work needs.”