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Michel Auder’s Images of Images

Jonas Mekas has called Auder a “voyeur par excellence.”

Art

The Divergence of Art and Fashion at the Metropolitan Museum

Presenting contemporary garments alongside Byzantine and Medieval artworks underlines the visual differences between the two genres of objects.

Art

Support Trans and Women Artists at the Corkscrew Theater Festival and Other Queer Events in NYC

There's lots of queer performance in New York this month, including the Corkscrew Theater Festival, the Trans Theatre Festival, the Fresh Fruits Festival, and the HOT! Festival.

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Measured and Visually Musical, Two Artists Harmonize

In this two-person exhibition, Shiferaw and Melake meet one another in a space of genuine conversation.

In Brief

The Angry Baby Trump Balloon that Launched a Million Memes, and Several Large Protests

Approximately 200,000 protesters — and at least one plump balloon — are expected at rallies to protest President Donald Trump's trip to the UK.

In Brief

A Museum Is Already Planned at Thai Cave Where 12 Boys were Rescued

Less than a day after rescuing trapped schoolboys and their coach from a flooded cave, Thai officials have plans to turn the whole ordeal into a museum to boost tourism in the region.

Art

A Torch Song for David Wojnarowicz, Who Powerfully Documented the AIDS Crisis

Wojnarowicz embraced an activist's approach to life and art by producing hundreds of artworks in a span of a decade, before succumbing to his own AIDS-related illness in 1992.

Art

Courtauld Institute of Art Students Mount a Political Exhibition About Absence

The Courtauld Institute of Art's gallery has offered MA Curating students the chance to put together a show, which, overall, feels politically relevant.

Art

Wayne Thiebaud’s Confections, Sprinkled with Touches of Cézanne, Degas, and Others

An exhibit at the Morgan Library & Museum lends a few helpful insights into who and what have inspired this 97-year-old artist (beyond the sugary obvious).

News

Art Movements

This week in art news: Curator Nikki Columbus has filed a discrimination complaint against MoMA PS1, artists lose a class action lawsuit against auction houses, and the University of Kansas takes down an altered flag that was part of an art project.