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.
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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.
News
NYC’s American Folk Art Museum Is Closing for Renovations
The bite-sized beacon of self-taught artists is expected to reopen in phases starting this coming fall.
Art Review
Cara Romero Captures the Continuity of Indigenous Culture
Collaborators rather than mere models for the artist, Romero’s subjects actively shape their own representation and convey the power of artistic reclamation.
Opinion
The Case for a Faculty Union at the School of Visual Arts
The overwhelming majority of the Manhattan school's faculty members are unprotected adjuncts.
Feature
The True Story of a Rare Eva Hesse Painting Found at a Goodwill Auction
"Landscape Forms," a 1959 artwork whose whereabouts were unknown for decades, is headed to Christie’s after it was spotted online by a sharp-eyed appraiser.