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Greenpoint Gallery Night in Pictures
Friday's crisp September evening was just the sort of weather to make touring a gallery night circuit a joy.
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Celebrating 19th-Century Chaos and Calamity with Le Petit Journal
No calamity was too chaotic or crime too grotesque for Le Petit Journal to illustrate.
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Eye-Opener: Paul Feeley 1957–1962
For those who think they know the work of Paul Feeley (1910–1966) the current exhibition will likely come as a surprise
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All Art Is Contemporary, Part 1: Rome
ROME, Italy — Going to Rome means going to Caravaggio's St. Matthew cycle in the Contarelli Chapel of the Church of San Luigi dei Francesi, near the Piazza Navona. And going to the St. Matthew cycle means being captivated by "The Martyrdom of St. Matthew" (1599–1600), one of the most enthralling wor
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Medieval Bling: Skeletons Encrusted in Jewels and Gold
In a forthcoming book titled Heavenly Bodies: Cult Treasures & Spectacular Saints from the Catacombs, photographer Paul Koudounaris brings before his lens bejeweled skeletons long-lost in the catacombs of Rome.
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A Long Short List of Gallery Shows to See This Fall
I don't know about you, but I was enjoying my slow, lazy summer, and then all of a sudden it was Labor Day. The art world woke up, and I went from having a few museum exhibitions I needed to catch to feeling overwhelmed by the all of the shows. So, I decided to sort through and round up some of the
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A Refuge for Analogue Photography in Bushwick
The Bushwick Community Darkroom, which in July made a minor relocation following a three-fold rent hike on its previous space, is a hub for the area's emerging photographers and artists.
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The City and the (Giant, Blue) Cock
LONDON — Katharina Fritsch’s "Hahn/Cock," the new sculpture placed on the fourth plinth in Trafalgar Square, London, was unveiled on July 25th.
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Worst.Press.Release.Ever: Word Salad
Every once in a while a sentence comes along and energizes us with its singular lack of meaning, the tinny sound made by so many letters, marched into so many words, all profaning the artworks they are meant to elevate.
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20 of the First Photographs of Things, from People to Hoaxes to the Moon
We've compiled a list of photographic firsts from the beginnings of photography all to way to the newest landmarks in capturing visually things which were previously imperceptible to our human eyes.
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When a Documentary Film Unveils a Massacre
In 1965–66, Indonesia’s military set off a killing spree. A new documentary film, The Act of Killing, has begun to illuminate the events in an unprecedented way.
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A New Vision for Chicago's Oldest Feminist Gallery
CHICAGO — The feminist art space Woman Made Gallery (WMG) is shifting its vision to one that focuses on feminism and feminist art-making as it relates to class, ethnicity and age.