News
Activists Stand Trial for Protest in French Museum Over Plundered Artifacts
Members of a Pan-African group stood trial in Paris on charges of attempted theft for an action staged at the city’s Quai Branly Museum.
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Film
A Grand Adventure on Nature's Littlest Stage
The Paul Rudd-narrated documentary series Tiny World takes an up-close look at Earth's most diminutive denizens.
Film
A Daunting Survey of the Global Housing Crisis
The documentary Push follows a UN official as she investigates the financialization of housing.
Film
Fargo’s TV Adaptation Is a Folksy, Homespun Tale of Murder and Mayhem
The series has returned for a fourth season of pitch-black humor and quirky characters.
Community
A View From the Easel During Times of Quarantine
This week, artists reflect on quarantining from their studios in New Orleans, San Anselmo, Dover, Arlington, and Cathedral City.
News
Week in Review: Whitney Biennial Postponed to 2022; Guggenheim Union Protests at Reopening
Also, London’s Royal Academy of Arts is considering selling a Michelangelo relief to protect 150 jobs, and more.
News
After Years of Debate Over Colonial Ties, Witte de With Center Changes Its Name
The name Kunstinstituut Melly was chosen through an extensive renaming process, which began in 2018. The new name will come into effect on January 27, 2021.
Podcast
National Gallery of Art Director Discusses the Decision to Delay the Philip Guston Exhibition
I talked to Kaywin Feldman to ask why the museum chose to delay the show by the well-known American artist.
In Brief
The Whitney Biennial Has Been Postponed to 2022
The next biennial, previously slated for the spring of 2021, has now been delayed by a year due to the pandemic.
News
Helen Frankenthaler Foundation Awards $1.5 Million to Culture Orgs
Seven small and mid-sized museums will receive $50,000 emergency relief grants, and six additional organizations will get awards between $60,000 and $500,000 for equity and access initiatives.
News
Museum of Chinese in America Should Reject “Jail Money,” Says Artist-Activist Group
The letter, penned by Chinatown Art Brigade, condemns the “actions of MOCA leadership to sell out to mass incarceration in exchange for financial gain.”
Art
Hank Willis Thomas Gives an Infamous Modern Art Diagram a Postcolonial Update
The conceptual artist provides a much needed update to Alfred J. Barr, Jr’s well-known chart.