Art
Memorializing Blackdom, New Mexico’s First All-Black Town
At the New Mexico State University Museum, performers mine the history of this town that was founded around 1903.
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Books
How Artists Saw New York City Throughout the 20th Century
New York hasn’t just housed generations of artists; it’s also been their muse.
Opinion
Why We Need Unions at Art Museums
A colleague once told me “You live better when you work in a union, especially in an art museum because you work for elitists.”
News
Africatown, Benghazi, and Beirut Among World’s Most Endangered Sites
The World Monuments Watch includes 25 at-risk sites facing war, climate change disasters, underrepresentation, and imbalanced tourism.
News
Women's History Month Kicks Off At the New York Public Library
Collection highlights, reading recommendations by female authors, and a “Hall of Femme” honoring women librarians are among NYPL’s March initiatives.
News
Artists Withdraw From Manchester Exhibition to Protest Director's Ousting Over Pro-Palestine Message
Over two dozen artists including Mandy El-Sayegh and Oscar Murillo have signed an open letter that says the incident "sets a very dangerous precedent."
Guide
Your Concise Los Angeles Art Guide for March 2022
Your list of must-see, fun, insightful, and very Los Angeles art events this month, including Barbara Kruger, April Bey, and more.
Guide
Your Concise New York Art Guide for March 2022
Your list of must-see, fun, insightful, and very New York art events this month, including Kia LaBeija, Tenet, Hassan Sharif, and more.
Art
Revisiting Latin American Artists' Struggle for Representation in the United States
While the 1965 Immigration Act opened the United States for expanded Latin American immigration, the decade that followed found migrant artists actively involved in political struggles for representation.
Books
A New Book on Niki de Saint Phalle Presents the Artist In Her Own Words
A new book on the artist features selections from Saint Phalle’s prints, doodles, letters, and diaries, arranged in roughly chronological order.
Film
When You Could Get a Three-Course Meal and Coffee for 25 Cents in New York
Lisa Hurwitz’s documentary finds some impressive interviewees, including Mel Brooks and Ruth Bader Ginsburg, to remember the bygone vending machine restaurant chain Horn & Hardart.
Opinion
Why Paint a Building That Will Be Demolished?
Basildon’s new murals represent how artists are used in regeneration schemes the world over: socioeconomic cover-ups under the guise of opportunity.