Podcast
Why Did the Whitney Museum Cancel a Political Art Exhibition?
Within 24 hours, online critics pushed the New York museum to reconsider an exhibition that many saw as “predatory.” Why?
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Film
This 1902 Footage of a Flying Train Is the Film of the Summer
The Museum of Modern Art has released a short film of a German elevated train from its archives, and it absolutely rules.
Art
Cao Fei’s Science Fiction Fever Dreams
In Blueprints, Cao works primarily as an anthropologist of sorts, creating a space where the past and the future are not so easily demarcated.
News
Germano Celant and Okwui Enwezor Among Recipients of Venice Biennale's Posthumous Golden Lion Awards
The Biennale's highest prize traditionally recognizes artists participating in the show; this year, on the occasion of the its 125th anniversary, it will honor the memory of four recently deceased artistic directors.
In Brief
Cycling to the Metropolitan Museum? Now, You Can Valet Your Bike
The unusual service will be available from the museum’s August 27 reopening through September 27.
Opinion
A Museum Director Asks: What if Art Museums Can’t Measure Up to the Present Moment?
As the world moves rapidly toward irreversible and necessary change, art museum directors are talking about adapting their institutions to the times. But what if adaptation is not enough?
Announcement
$100,000 in Prizes Available From ArtFields’s Call for Artists
The competition and exhibition for artists based in the Southeastern United States will open its Spring 2021 artist submission period on September 1, 2020.
Art
Ed Bereal: The Most Important Activist-Artist You Don’t Know
At 83, Bereal is known as a habitual disturber of the peace. That’s not how he’d describe himself, however. “I’m a landscape painter,” says Bereal. “I’m painting the socio-political landscape.”
Film
When a Common Language Can't Keep Lovers Connected
Isabel Sandoval writes, directs, and stars in Lingua Franca, a drama about a trans immigrant from the Philippines trying to avoid deportation.
Art
A Native American Filmmaker Enriches Our Understanding of SoCal History and Identity
Ahead of a screening and conversation at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Fox Maxy shares a few thoughts on filmmaking.
Art
Emma Amos and the Profound Role of Memory in Her Paintings
For Amos, who died in May due to complications related to Alzheimer’s, photographic preservation was integral to her paintings, suggesting its important function as a mnemonic device.
News
Whitney Museum Cancels Show After Artists Denounce Acquisition Process, Citing Exploitation
The museum has faced widespread criticism after announcing an exhibition primarily featuring artworks purchased from Black Lives Matter and COVID-19 benefit sales.