Film
Once Upon a Time in Brighton Beach
Two recently restored films by women directors offer differing snapshots of America of the 1970s and ’80s.
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Remembering Indigenous Artist and Organizer Klee Benally
The Diné filmmaker, musician, and activist whose work centered land rights, Indigenous liberation, and climate justice died in December at the age of 48.
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Sleeping Polar Bear Snuggling on Iceberg Wins Photo Award
In Nima Sarikhani’s composition, the tenderness of the subject takes center stage as a poignant reminder of what is worth fighting for.
Interview
Spike Lee on His Collection of WWII Propaganda Posters
The film director and New York icon discusses the trials and triumphs behind the posters featured in his Brooklyn Museum exhibition.
Art
Women Are the Post-Apocalyptic Future
Emma Talbot and Dana Schutz address societal, ecological meltdown, drawing attention to humanity’s absurdities while offering paths to eco-centric renewal.
News
Organizers Handing Out Flyers Thrown Out of Brooklyn Museum
The flyers explored links between the Black and Palestinian liberation movements and called out the museum’s sources of funding.
Books
Diarmuid Hester Distills Queer Longing
In Nothing Ever Just Disappears, Hester wanders in search of kinship with queer bohemians such as James Baldwin, Josephine Baker, and Kevin Killian.
News
The Enigmatic Bolivian Artist Who Centered Indigenous Workers’ Rights
“Estaño Maldito (Cursed Tin)” (1937) is the first painting by Alejandro Mario Yllanes to enter a museum collection in the United States.
Art
The Met Celebrates Women Designers Without Enough Reflection
Women Dressing Women is trying to be a celebration of neglected designers and sewists, but does not offer a critical reflection on how they have been excluded.
Art
Two Chicago Artists Free Themselves From the Demands of Function
Artists Maryam Taghavi and Travis Morehead push their subjects to the utmost edge of transformation, with humor and grace.
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2,000+ Sign Letter of Support for Palestinian Professor Amin Husain
Walid Raad, Chloë Bass, and Ariella Aïsha Azoulay are among those calling on NYU to reinstate Husain, who was allegedly suspended over his pro-Palestine speech.
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Pauline Curnier Jardin and the Feel Good Cooperative Collaborate on Roman Parties
Videos and prints by Curnier Jardin and the collective of sex workers, artists, and architects are on view in this exhibition at Prague City Gallery.