Art
Is There Room for Care at an Art Fair?
One might go to an art fair anticipating spectacle, but what I found at Expo Chicago was much more heartening, and deeply Midwestern.
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News
Is a Rare Black Jesus Stained-Glass Portrait a Result of White Guilt?
The 150-year-old work, discovered in a church in Rhode Island, is linked to wealthy White women with a complicated history.
News
Tamara Lanier’s “Emotional Distress” Suit Against Harvard Forges Ahead
Lanier's lawyers argued in a hearing today that she could seek possession of the daguerreotypes of her enslaved ancestors via equitable jurisdiction.
Art
Queer Love Shines in a Bronx Exhibition
A show at Lehman College Art Gallery featuring four dozen LGBTQ+ artists from all walks of life prioritizes themes of romance and affection.
Art
Required Reading
This week, uncovering clues about the Benin Bronzes, the British Museum takes everything but a joke, Hollywood writers vote on a strike, and popcorn bags can do what?
Art
New York Has Something to Learn From San Francisco
The city could use more political public murals like those of the artist known as Rigo 23.
Art
Elizabeth Talford Scott's Quilts Defy the Grid
“Quilt” is an insufficient description for the extraordinary fabric pieces Scott began to construct in the 1970s.
Art
Susan Bee Tames the Beast
The artist’s playful paintings of medieval women saints fighting monsters and dragons have a Jewish angle.
Art
The Incredible Synergy of Toni Morrison and Alison Saar
At Princeton University, "Cycle of Creativity" sets the writer’s archive in dialogue with the artist’s paintings, prints, and sculptures.
Announcement
Visionary Art Collective Celebrates Six Contemporary Women Artists in First NYC Exhibition
Works by Bri Custer, Colleen Gleason Shull, Julie Avisar, Ekaterina Popova, Amanda Hawkins, and Sarah Boyle blend natural landscapes and urban life. On view April 20 through 27.
Books
The World Is Finally Ready for Mina Loy
A new exhibition and forthcoming book honor the overlooked 20th-century female artist.
News
RISD Students Strike En Masse in Solidarity With Custodians
Departments have deferred class time to supporting the strike as students urge the art school to bargain to fairly with workers seeking a livable wage.