News
The Native Art Market Returns to New York City
The National Museum of the American Indian has hosted the event since 2005, attracting Native artists from across the country.
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News
“Lip Fillers” Removed From 17th-Century Countess Portrait
Conservators found that a portrait of aristocrat Diana Cecil had been modified to have larger lips and a smaller forehead long after the original was completed.
News
A Peek Into the Brooklyn Museum’s Latest Acquisitions
Works by María Magdalena Campos-Pons, Dyani White Hawk, Emily Sargent, and Hisako Hibi are among the 300 pieces joining the museum’s collection.
Art
Abel Alejandre’s Chicano Cosmologies
A narrative unfolds in Alejandre’s recent paintings whereby the Chicano moon landing led to the creation of “Xicanoland.”
Art
Artists Won’t Give Up the Fight as New Chinatown Jail Looms
A public art programming series investigates the relationship between carceral expansion and the neighborhood’s struggle for self-determination.
Film
New Dark Comedy The Curse Takes Aim at the Art World
The latest episode features a copycat of artist Doug Aitken’s mirrored house and Emma Stone as a misguided White woman experiencing Native art.
Art
Apocalyptic Birdhouses Touch Down in NYC
Artist Paul Gagner’s sculptural avian dwellings offer an absurdist take on the core structures of small-town Americana.
News
Whitney Museum Entrance Doused With Fake Blood
The guerilla protest coincided with a march for Gaza in Manhattan.
Film
The Silencing of Female Sexuality Champion Shere Hite
Director Nicole Newnham chronicles the rise, fall, and disappearance of the iconic feminist sexologist.
Art
Required Reading
This week, the movement to “decolonize” chocolate, Lorraine Hansberry’s little-known lesbian fiction, corporate accents, and much more.
Books
A History of Cats in Indian Art
In his final book, art historian B.N. Goswamy sketches a portrait of the Indian cat, drawing on Hindu, Buddhist, and Muslim fables.
Film
Video Essays to Watch This Holiday Weekend
This month, we feature videos on criticism, artificial intelligence, social media, and more.