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Self-Portraits of the Artist as Historical African Figures
In his debut US exhibition, Omar Victor Diop inserts conspicuously absent historical black male figures into Western art.
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Nina Katchadourian’s Playful, Persistent Questioning
A survey of the artist's work at the Blanton Museum of Art argues that there's a seriousness behind her irrepressible pluckiness.
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Artists Decolonize the History of the Americas at the Vincent Price Art Museum
A Decolonial Atlas: Strategies in Contemporary Art of the Americas features works by 18 contemporary artists and collectives from the US and Latin America, plus a selection of works by Native American artists from the museum's permanent collection
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A Day Devoted to Artists’ Sustainability and Survival at Knockdown Center
On April 23, "Art is Labor: A Day of Creative Advocacy and Critical Imagination" at the Knockdown Center is offering workshops for artists about surviving in today's economy.
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Resurfacing the Work of a Filmmaker Who Was Obsessed with the Underwater World
In the early 20th century, Jean Painlevé used inventive film and photography techniques to capture the odd nature of marine life.
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The Evolution of Diane Arbus in 35mm
The exhibition diane arbus: in the beginning gathers images the photographer shot between 1956 and 1962, when she started using the distinctive Rolleiflex camera with which she captured her most famous photos.
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Tapestries Depict the Anger and Intimacy of the Human Struggle
Christina Forrer's colorful and gripping tapestries, currently on view at the Swiss Institute, focus on the awkward physicality of aggression.
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The British Pennies Defaced in Protest by a Suffragette
A 1903 penny on view at the British Museum features the words "Votes for Women" letter-stamped by a suffragette over the face of the king.
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Al Loving’s Rag Paper Collages from the 1980s Go on View
Spiral Play: Loving in the '80s opens this Saturday at Art + Practice and features 12 of Al Loving's three-dimensional collages.
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Learn About the Legacy of Puerto Rican Activism
On April 22 at Interference Archive, Carmen Vivian Rivera and José E. Velázquez will discuss activism in the 1960s–80s Puerto Rican diaspora.
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St. Peter’s Basilica Meets the Black Panthers in a Contemporary Altarpiece
Kevin Beasley's installation feels sublime and sacred in its grandiose silence.
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Looking Back at the Strange and Surly History of Bay Area Funk Art
It is disheartening to see this 50th anniversary of the seminal exhibition Funk pass by without so much as a nod from the art world.