Art
A Jewish Family’s Story of Loss and Restitution
An exhibition at LA’s Skirball Cultural Center chronicles three women’s decades-long struggle to reclaim a family painting seized by the Nazis.
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Comics
A Conflicted Cartoonist Ponders Roy Lichtenstein
A new documentary asks whether the Pop Art icon appropriated the work of comic artists. If so, who’s truly to blame?
Film
The Ghostly Afterlives of Cinema
Pictures of Ghosts is concerned not just with how cinema makes memory tangible, but also how we historically have interacted with it.
Opinion
When Representation Alone Isn’t Enough
Tribeca Film Festival’s decision not to award cash prizes to filmmakers this year led me to reflect on how institutions can genuinely embrace diversity.
Art
Shining a Light on First California Artists
California Stars illuminates contributions to contemporary art that have been long ignored and excluded from the standard Euro-American canon.
Art
Nerding Out at New York’s Print Fair
A nod to Diego Rivera, Maya Lin’s new generative art, and Flemish engravings shine at the International Fine Print Dealers Association show.
News
Brooklyn Museum Union Plans Strike as Contract Negotiations Stall
Citing “low salaries and lack of real career development,” workers say they will strike on November 8 if an agreement is not reached.
News
Artforum Editor-in-Chief Fired After Gaza Ceasefire Letter
David Velasco was fired by Penske Media, which owns Artforum, Artnews, and Art in America, over a letter calling for an end to Israel’s air raids on Gaza.
News
4,000+ Canadian Artists and Cultural Workers Sign Palestine Solidarity Letter
“As artists, cultural workers, and academics, we stand strong in support of the Palestinian struggle for freedom and against all forms of racism and settler-colonial violence,” the authors write.
News
Massive Halloween-Themed Pumpkin Mosaic Sets New World Record
The record-squashing artwork recreates a scene from Tim Burton’s Nightmare Before Christmas with over 10,000 multicolored pumpkins and gourds.
Film
50 Years Later, Guy Debord Is Still Accurate
A new film adaptation of his 1967 essay “The Society of the Spectacle” reminds us that the revolution must take place within the self first.
Art
Frans Hals, a Dutch Golden Age Rebel
He contributed to his own obscurity by portraying his sitters and characters with humor and smiles, rather than aloof nobility.