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This week: a mysterious LA guerrilla artist, Whistler and gold paint, remembering Totó La Momposina, the art of photographing queer nightlife, AI agents turn Marxist, and more.
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Film Review
A New Richard Avedon Documentary Lets Him Down
Director Ron Howard is a gun for hire, and it shows in this conventional documentary about the famed photographer.
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Stonewall Monument Named Among Most Endangered Sites in the US
The Manhattan site’s inclusion on the annual preservation list comes amid Trump’s increasing efforts to control the narrative surrounding LGBTQ+ history.
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Roberto Lugo’s Colossal Ode to Puerto Rico Rises in Madison Square Park
Hand-painted portraits of Bad Bunny, his parents, and other inspiring figures mix with sweet memories of boyhood summers in the artist’s latest work.
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Art-Science Undisciplined: A Playbook for Transformative Collaboration
Artist Janani Balasubramanian and astrophysicist Natalie Gosnell reimagine collaboration through a values-based and joyfully undisciplined practice.
Daily Newsletter
Billie Holiday Comes to Queens
Thomas J Price and Tavares Strachan are frontrunners for a new commission to honor the jazz legend.
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The Divine Powers of “Chicken Linda”
Pioneering performance artist Linda Mary Montano gave me a tour of her home-shrine and a glimpse into her lifelong spiritual quest through art.
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Guggenheim to Screen Artistic Portrait of Soccer Legend Zinédine Zidane
Douglas Gordon and Philippe Parreno's masterpiece about the French player will go on view at the museum this summer, timed with a bitter World Cup.
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As Democracy Falters, a New York Museum Champions Activism
The Museum of the City of New York will open its expanded center for social activism alongside a slate of exhibitions, public programs, and screenings.
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CalArts President Booed During Commencement Speech
Students held signs protesting staff layoffs at the esteemed Southern California art school as Ravi S. Rajan took the stage.
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Who Should Design NYC’s New Billie Holiday Monument?
Thomas J Price, Tavares Strachan, and Tanda Francis are in the running for a sculpture honoring the legendary jazz vocalist at the Jamaica Performing Arts Center.
In Memoriam
Remembering F. John Sierra, Valie Export, and Mary Lovelace O’Neal
This week, we honor a champion of Chicano art, an Austrian feminist artist, and a painter and Civil Rights luminary.