Art
How Grant Wood’s “American Gothic” Continues to Inspire Artists
The iconic painting has been fodder for generations of artists who offered interpretations of the original in pursuit of depicting the "real" America.
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Met Gala Behavior and Other TikTok Wisdom From Devin Halbal
An influencer who goes by the handle @halbaddie has been helping define what “Met Gala Behavior” is in 2022.
Film
New York’s Best Documentary Festival Makes Its Return
After 2020’s virtual festival and 2021’s severely abridged edition, Art of the Real is back with a full slate of exciting experimental nonfiction.
Opinion
How the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network Might Curtail Antiquity Theft
The bottom line is that current laws on the trade of antiquities are insufficient, allowing the looting of culturally significant property to continue.
News
Whitney Museum Workers Surprise 2022 Biennial Guests With Union Protest
Half of the museum’s workers earn less than $20 per hour, and many are temporary workers with no benefits.
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SCAD Museum of Art Appoints Daniel S. Palmer as Chief Curator
The former curator at Public Art Fund, New York, is joining the Savannah College of Art and Design’s teaching museum on its 10th anniversary.
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Experience Designs by Eva LeWitt at New York City Ballet’s Art Series
The artist has created 10 sculptures for a special one-night-only event on April 29, where attendees will be able to view her work both on and off the stage.
Guide
Your Concise New York Art Guide for April 2022
Your list of must-see, fun, insightful, and very New York art events this month, including Morgan Bassichis, Kazuko Miyamoto, Frida Orupabo, and more.
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Your Concise Los Angeles Guide for April 2022
Your list of must-see, fun, insightful, and very Los Angeles art events this month, including Lee Alexander McQueen, Troy Montes-Michie, and more.
Art
A Family of Artists Finds a Home in Graphic Arts
“Kalli” means home in Nahuatl, and that theme guides much of the work by Adriana Carranza and Alfonso Aceves's Kalli Arte Collective.
Books
Can Poetry Make a Difference?
Contemporary politically committed poets have made a cottage industry of agonizing over the question of whether their Leftist bona fides actually make any difference.
Opinion
Why We Must Challenge the Typical Museum Narrative Regarding Ancient Egypt
For museums to truly grasp their colonial history, self-examination must go beyond questioning how they built their collections to how they interpret them.