Film
How Did a Pro-Democracy Activist Become a Trump Supporter?
Over seven years, director Nanfu Wang documented Cuban activist Rosa María Payá’s fight for a democratic Cuba — and her journey to endorsing the MAGA movement.
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Comics
NYC Housing Stories: Felice Kirby and Jenny Dubnau
Meet the artists, activists, and organizers on the front lines of the housing justice movement in New York City. Part three of a series.
Art
Vandals Deface Mural Made for Tulsa Race Massacre Centennial
“History In the Making” depicts residents of the city's “Black Wall Street,” targeted by Klan-led mobs in 1921.
News
Van Gogh's “Irises” Were Never Supposed to Be Blue
A new exhibition chronicles how a paintings conservator and chemist solved a color mystery in one of the painter’s most beloved works.
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Sistine Chapel May Depict Woman With Breast Cancer, Study Says
The bare chest of a female figure in Michelangelo’s rendition of The Flood “shows features consistent with breast carcinoma,” according to new research.
Art
Six New York City Shows to See Right Now
Ai Weiwei’s artistic interventions, Black artists’ responses to ancient Egypt, and the impressive offerings of El Museo’s 2024 triennial are among our favorite art shows of the moment.
Art
Chicana Artist’s Once-Censored Mural Finds a New Home in LA
Barbara Carrasco’s landmark 80-foot painting portraying the city’s origins and evolution will anchor the Natural History Museum’s new wing.
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Dartmouth’s New MFA in Sonic Practice Invites Fall 2025 Applications
This three-year, fully funded graduate program is for artists, composers, and scholars working expansively with sound.
Art
How the Women's Studio Workshop Shakes Up the Art of Bookmaking
What started as a small feminist arts collective has grown to host hundreds of residents and publish countless books under its own imprint.
News
“Subway Therapy” Displays New Yorkers’ Post-Election Thoughts
Matthew Chavez launched his participatory art project in 2016, creating a space for the city’s private sentiments in the wake of Trump’s first win.
Art
Required Reading
This week: the painting that inspired August Wilson, a lesbian magazine celebrates 50 years, sign language commodification, bodega cats in NYC, and much more.
Art
Happy Pictures From the Apocalypse
Breath(e): Toward Climate and Social Justice at the Hammer Museum is guilty of a concerning lack of urgency.