Art Review
Wayne Thiebaud’s Art Is More Than a Piece of Cake
A lot of the enjoyment of Thiebaud’s retrospective is spotting the Easter eggs of earlier art, whether overt, covert, or something more subtle.
Features
Mamdani Memes Remind Us Good Things Can Still Happen
New Yorkers are celebrating the mayoral candidate's establishment defeat and using humor to subvert racist commentary.
Opinion
As ICE Raids Stir Fear, My LA Neighborhood Perseveres
In my home in Downtown LA, I see artists and activists continuing to rise up.
News
Remembering Arnaldo Pomodoro, Who Uncovered Worlds Within Sculptures
The artist and my dear friend, who died this week just before his 99th birthday, was always curious, always carving away at a shiny surface.
Opinion
This Is the Story of My Resignation From the Queens Museum
It’s a story about power, leverage, and fear during the first Trump administration, and also about the potential for solidarity and love in the second.
News
Stunning Photos of the Cosmos From the World’s Largest Digital Camera
The Vera Rubin Observatory shared the first images taken with the technology, hailed as a transformative breakthrough in astronomical research.
Features
The Enduring Legacy of ’80s Harlem Drag Balls
More than three decades since Paris Is Burning put the underground scene on a world stage, ball culture remains a haven for the queer community.
Art Review
Young Joon Kwak’s Luminescent Bodies
The artist’s magnificent, rhinestone-encrusted cast sculptures tell multiple stories that look at contemporary queer and trans existence.
News
New Project Will Map Fire-Ravaged Altadena’s Cultural Heritage
LA’s Getty Foundation is funding the documentation of the historic neighborhood as developers rush to buy up burned lots.
Art Review
Barbara T. Smith’s Experiments in Xerox
Years before her feminist performance art, she channeled her feelings through a copy machine.