Art
Artists Find Common Ground in Soil from Around the World
Artists around the globe are using of soil to raise awareness for environmental and social issues, employing earth as an artistic medium for reflection.
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Art
The Horrors and Delights of the Surrealist Subconscious
Two exhibitions at the Baltimore Museum of Art revel in the unique strangeness of one’s mind.
News
Getty Acquires 105 Glass Plate Holograms, Ethiopian Emperor's Locks of Hair Repatriated
Plus, Rice Public Art acquires an Ursula von Rydingsvard sculpture, and Basquiat sells at auction.
Opinion
Decolonization: an Act of Independence, Not Benevolence
It’s clear: We need space for new narratives. But how far will we get if the space-making rests in the hands of the colonizers?
News
Activists Demand MoMA Divest from Private Prisons and Weapons Manufacturers
"There is blood on this art," protesters shouted at the wealthy patrons attending a museum luncheon honoring Bank of America's CEO.
Art
Women and Minority Artists Flourish Amid Elite Indulgence at the 2019 Armory Show
Progress is incremental, and art fairs are still hellacious places to appreciate art.
Film
The New Robert Mapplethorpe Biopic Is Ironically Timid
The movie barely feels invested in Mapplethorpe's art, much less in trying to replicate its sensibility.
News
Art Movements
Lauren Halsey was awarded the 2019 Frieze Art Award, Arata Isozaki was named the 2019 laureate of the Pritzker Architecture Prize, and more.
Art
Between Body and Machine, a New Humanism Is Imagined
In this exhibition regarding the intersection of art and technology, instead of work that feels automated or detached, viewers are confronted with works that directly reference the body.
Announcement
MFA Thesis Exhibition for Syracuse University College of Visual and Performing Arts
The MFA Thesis exhibition Plans are Cancelled is on view at 321 Canal Street on March 8-9.
Art
The Studio Museum Conceives Its Future in a Traveling Exhibition
Black Refractions: Highlights from the Studio Museum in Harlem first brings highlights from the iconic New York institution's collection to the Museum of the African Diaspora in San Francisco.
Art
Los Angeles Youth Spin Their Artful Slogans in a Public Performance
An exhibition and performance use the language of advertising and commerce to celebrate the material culture and community fabric of the MacArthur Park neighborhood.