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Encounters with an Artist Who Paints in Public
CHICAGO — Artist Audrey Ushenko literally makes public art.
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Saving the Environment One Death at a Time
In the United States, funerals often seem to be at war with death's decay. Rather than let our bodies decompose into the soil, we embalm and coat them in makeup, seal them in wood and metal caskets, lower them into waterproof vaults.
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Painting the Power of Patriarchy
Sandwiched between two other concurrent exhibitions at the Ryan Lee Gallery, May Stevens: Fight the Power, a one-room exhibit consisting of a mere five pieces, packs a mighty punch. The works, all of which were executed during the Civil Rights era, remain highly arresting, despite some minor signs o
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Learning Omaha: Social Practice in Action (Part 3)
OMAHA — I walked from Nebraska to Iowa this morning, over the Bob Kerrey Pedestrian Bridge.
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Explore the Activist Street Art of Buenos Aires Online
Through more than 300 images now posted online, you can explore the vibrant activism of Buenos Aires street art from your computer.
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How Do You Solve a Problem Like Marina?
Marina Abramović woke up in the middle of the night having entirely reimagined her then-upcoming exhibition at the Serpentine Gallery.
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Humans, but Not Just of New York
Humans of New York's Brandon Stanton has embarked on a 50-day photographic tour promoting the United Nations' Millennium Development Goals, which seek to eliminate the number of people living on less than $1.25 by 2015, among other aims.
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ArtRx LA
This week, cat-related art is popping up downtown, there are a number of August gallery shows you shouldn't miss so we thought we would compile some of our favorites.
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Walking the Mysterious and Monumental Nazca Lines
Sandstorms shifting the terrain of southwest Peru recently revealed new Nazca Lines.
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Writing with a 19th-Century Architectural Alphabet
In the 19th century, an Italian artist created an architectural alphabet in which letters are depicted as monumental structures.
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ArtRx NYC
This week, enjoy Batman in Bryant Park, experience Cuban culture in Queens, visit MoCADA for an exhibit on how black communities are affected by natural disasters, sign up for the new Greenpoint Open Studios, and it is your last chance to see shows by Hito Steyerl and another on Capitalist Realism b
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The Radical Brazilian Artist Who Abandoned Art
As the visitor to the Museum of Modern Art walks across a swarming fifth floor this summer, she will find Lygia Clark: The Abandonment of Art, 1948–1988, the first comprehensive retrospective of the Brazilian artist’s career in America.