Art
“Mothers March On” and Beholding, Black World Making
How do we counter stereotypes about Black mothers, while stressing the importance of memory, determination, love, and corporeality?
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The Phillips Collection Celebrates a Century by Centering Black Abstraction
With two stellar retrospectives, one time-based installation, and several commissions by local artists, the Phillips Collection has dedicated its galleries to highlighting abstract work by Black artists.
Opinion
Why We Have Storytelling
As we begin a new year, a small moment on Queer Eye makes me think about the profound effect our stories can have on each other.
News
NYC’s Racist Roosevelt Statue Is Gone, But Concerns Over Its Relocation Remain
Some have criticized the racist monument’s planned relocation to North Dakota, near land seized from Indigenous people.
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Hours Before King of Spain's Visit, Ponce de León Statue Toppled in Puerto Rico
A group called the Boriken Libertarian Forces toppled the monument hours before King Felipe VI of Spain’s visit.
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William Gropper's Incisive Cartoons in Defense of the New Deal Look Familiar Today
Still resonating with relevance, William Gropper's incisive cartoons in defense of the WPA go on auction at New York's Swann Galleries together with other works by celebrated WPA artists.
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2,000-Year-Old Roman Glass Bowl Unearthed “Like New”
Archeologists excavating in Nijmegen, the Netherland's oldest city, found the bowl in pristine condition.
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The Candy Store: Funk, Nut, and Other Art with a Kick Opens at the Crocker Art Museum
An expansive exhibition on Adeliza McHugh’s influential Candy Store Gallery celebrates the whimsical, irreverent aesthetic that put California’s Sacramento Valley on the art-historical map.
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Artists and Curators Can Apply to NXTHVN’s Mentorship-driven Fellowship Program
Each fellow in this 10-month intensive in New Haven, Connecticut, will receive studio or office space, subsidized housing, and a generous stipend.
Art
A Photographer's Portrait of the Theater of the Streets
A pioneer of street photography, Levitt worked in the most crowded and poorest neighborhoods of New York searching for the theater of everyday life.
Art
The Materiality of Memory in the Paintings of Eugène Leroy
Leroy's canvases seem to be about age and decay — about the process and limits of recollection made manifest.
Art
Art Classes Are Helping Transform Medical Education
Classes like Anne Willieme’s are part of the burgeoning field of medical humanities, which aims to tackle the disciplinary divide between art and science.