Guide
What to See in Upstate New York This May
Rich photographs by Wolfgang Tillmans, Steve Mallon’s odes to locomotives, Joanna Grabiarz’s joyful etchings, and so much more.
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Art Review
How Can Queer Artists Escape the Trap of Tokenization?
Amid pervasive uncertainty, queerness emerges as a deliberate unraveling of solidity across the diverse works of eight artists.
News
Two Arrested at The Encampments Screening at UCLA
Footage shows police storming the campus ahead of an unofficial showing of the documentary, which focuses on pro-Palestine student protests.
Community
Required Reading
This week: surviving as an artist in New York City, nostalgic ’90s ads, Mohsen Madawi walks free, the Northern Lights speak, a seven-year-old’s gallery opening, and more.
Art Review
An Artist’s Alluring Paintings About Consumption and Waste
Interested in how consumer society processes food and images, Lori Larusso depicts an increasingly askew consumer-driven world.
News
After a Decade in Storage, Banksy Mural Goes on View in New York
The public can view "Battle to Survive a Broken Heart," made in 2013 on a Red Hook warehouse wall, before it goes up for auction.
Community
A View From the Easel
“You become part of the studio's rhythm, and in that negotiation, something shifts in the work.”
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Announcement
SMFA at Tufts Presents Through Shifting Lenses, the 2025 MFA Thesis Exhibition
On view from May 6 through 18 in Medford, Massachusetts, this exhibition represents the 2025 MFA class and their journey through numerous “unprecedented” events.
Opportunities
Opportunities in May 2025
Residencies, fellowships, grants, and open calls from the Vilcek Foundation, the Oak Spring Garden Foundation, and more in our monthly list of opportunities for artists, writers, and art workers.
Comics
100 Days of MAGA Broligarchy
The Siren is back for a second issue. Read up and rise up!
Books
10 Art Books to Bring to the Beach This Summer
The art of Marsha P. Johnson, Yoko Ono reappraised, Jack Whitten’s studio notebook, a fictional curator’s Greece trip goes awry, and more to read this season.
Opinion
A Sobering Photograph Captures Detained Migrants’ Cry for Help
The aerial image of 34 men spelling out a distress signal from a Texas detention center stands in defiance of a government that wants to crowd our field of vision.