Film
An Astonishingly Intimate Film Takes Us Deep Into the Woods
Filmed over 10 years, Mindaugas Survila’s The Ancient Woods avoids the usual trappings of anthropomorphism.
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Art
A Costume Designer’s Beautiful and Grotesque Sculptures
Cathy Cooper’s sculptures fan out with hoop skirts, oversized cowls, and long bustled trains.
Art
Where Do Paintings Go After Their Owners Abandon Them?
People worldwide submit photos of abandoned artworks to Jason Osborne, who began his Instagram account for discarded art in 2011.
News
Week in Review: Whitney Museum Workers Unionize; Leon Black Accused of Abuse
Also, dozens of artists demanded the release of dissident Cuban artist Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara, and more.
Opportunities
Opportunities in June 2021
From grants to fellowships, residencies, and more, a list of opportunities that artists, writers, and art workers can apply for this month.
News
MoMA Trustee Leon Black Accused of Defamation and Sexual Abuse in Lawsuit
Black did not stand for reelection as chair of the museum’s board following public controversy surrounding his relationship to Jeffrey Epstein.
Art
India’s Vibrant and Idiosyncratic Truck Art
The graceful art form has a long history, but is currently under threat of disappearing.
Opinion
Who Bears the Steep Costs of Ethnic Fraud?
The issue that gets lost in ethnic fraud cases is how they require the participation of the mostly White cultural and academic institutions who hire them.
Film
Elena Is a Proud Celebration of Haitian Heritage in the Dominican Republic
Michèle Stephenson’s documentary short finds beauty in qualities of Haitian life which the Dominican government scorns.
Books
Work (Even the Creative Kind) Won’t Love You Back
Amid the recent wave of art worker unionizing, Sarah Jaffee’s Work Won’t Love you Back offers some instructive takeaways for understanding the trap of that persistent Neoliberal myth: the “labor of love.”
Art
A Plant Concert Blooms in an Abandoned Building
Martin Roth's electronic soundscape shifts as plants grow and sway in a Victorian house in upstate New York.
News
After Five Decades in San Francisco, Two Lintels Repatriated to Thailand
The 1,500-pound lintels from the ninth and 10th centuries hail from protected religious sanctuaries in northeastern Thailand.