Art
Psychedelic and Sardonic, Janiva Ellis’s Paintings Offer Visions of a Divided Nation
With RATS, Ellis explores the twisted realities of American life.
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Books
LA’s Mexican-American Lowrider Car Culture, Photographed in All Its Glory
Lowriding is often considered to be a male-dominated movement, but Kristin Bedford shines a spotlight on the women of all ages behind the wheel.
Film
How Canada's Most Glamorous Adult Theater Has Survived
The Cinéma L'Amour in Montreal hearkens back to the Golden Age of Porn.
News
Santa Fe Gets an Art Space Dedicated to Virtual and New Media Art
The Carl & Marilynn Thoma Foundation opened the 3,500-square-foot space with exhibitions spanning the 18th to the 21st centuries.
News
The National Gallery of Art Laid Off Its Entire Retail Workforce
The museum is outsourcing jobs in its retail shops to Event Network, a company that manages museum stores nationwide.
News
Smithsonian Digitizes the Vast Archive of Artist Charles White
More than 17,000 items make up this collection of photographs, writings, correspondence, and biographical material from 1933 throughout the artist's life.
Opportunities
Opportunities in May 2021
From a number of grants to fellowships, residencies, and more, a list of opportunities that artists, writers, and art workers can apply for this month.
Guide
Your Concise New York Art Guide for May 2021
Your list of must-see, fun, insightful, and very New York art events this month.
Guide
Your Concise Los Angeles Art Guide for May 2021
Your list of must-see, fun, insightful, and very Los Angeles art events this month.
Books
Rachel Cusk Intertwines Art with Healthy Skepticism
A fiercely odd, even unfashionably allegorical book, Second Place would be disappointing if it weren’t so bafflingly good.
News
Strike MoMA Calls Glenn Lowry “Gaslighter-in-chief” Over Leaked Email
An email from the head of the Museum of Modern Art to staff claims protesters were violent, and omits mention of an alleged assault by a guard.
Art
Artist's Vaccine-Inspired Met Gala Dress Is a Tribute to Science
Brendan McCann's gown features a skirt made of giant vaccination cards, a needle headpiece, and a "FAUCI" purse filled with donuts.