Opinion
Notes From a Post-DEI Art World
Even if DEI dies, arts organizations should still move toward the accessibility that has always been at the core of the effort. Here’s how.
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Art
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Art
Benny Andrews Painted the Textures of Life
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News
Elizabeth Street Garden Sues NYC Amid Eviction Battle
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Opinion
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News
Show on Artists of African Descent Loses Funding Amid Trump DEI Crackdown
The exhibition at the Art Museum of the Americas in Washington, DC, would have featured works by Afro-Latino, Caribbean, and African American artists.
Art
Five New York City Art Shows to See Right Now
Sylvia Sleigh, Kenneth Tam, Christine Sun Kim, Paul Gardère, and Rudy Burckhardt are ideal for anyone who desires a glimpse into an artist’s personal life and worldview.
Art
Men Undressing for Women and Other Contemporary Takes on the Old Masters
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Art
The Street Artist Behind the Viral “Anti-Elon Musk” Ads
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Art
Artists Find Power, Care, and Resistance in the Garden
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Film
Universal Language Brings Tim Hortons to Tehran
Centered on an Iranian community in a fictional Winnipeg-Tehran hybrid, the absurdist comedy is a joyous depiction of emphatically unalienated people.