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Marking an Artist's Forgotten Grave with His Own Sculpture of Death
The unmarked grave of 19th-century artist Thomas Crawford will soon be commemorated with the installation of one of his own sculptures at Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn.
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In Chicago, a Case Study in the Ethics of Cultural Philanthropy
Last Friday the Black Star Project, an organization that works to eliminate the racial achievement gap in Chicago, hosted a “Children’s March on the MacArthur Foundation” in front of the foundation’s headquarters in the city.
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ArtRx LA
LOS ANGELES — This week, a show featuring five influential female artists opens at Sprüth Magers, Self Help Graphics & Art hosts a discussion on art and gentrification, an artist explores her multifaceted identity in a video work at Grand Central Art Center, and more.
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A Room Full of Suspended Memories
There is whispering in the background here, or perhaps it’s talking I can't make out.
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A Personal Remembrance of Sculptor Tony Feher
I will never forget Tony Feher’s first, jewel-like solo show in the fall of 1993 at Wooster Gardens.
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Looking and Being Looked At in the New International Center of Photography
I expected to stare at many things at the International Center of Photography's new 250 Bowery location, but my own image was not one of them.
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ArtRx NYC
This week, an artist eats an American flag, Thomas Jefferson's slave mistress leads a tour of Storm King, you can edit Wikipedia in celebration of LGBTQ pride, and more.
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An Intimate Encounter with Paul Strand’s Photographic Journeys
LONDON — It's always surprising when important artists get overlooked. It's the case of Paul Strand in the UK, whose contribution to the history of photography might still slip away from the British public's view.
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How Sean Scully Bent the Grid
The Irish-born, London-educated, abstract painter Sean Scully established a signature style of painting nearly four decades ago.
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Tactile Performances that Probe the Body and Its Aging
PHILADELPHIA — Ally, an exhibition at the Fabric Workshop and Museum in Philadelphia, is a collaboration between artist Janine Antoni, choreographer Stephen Petronio, and movement artist and activist Anna Halprin.
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The Evolution of Dressmaking, from Hand- to Machine-Made
A clever way of telling if a piece of clothing is a knock-off is to look at the stitching: if it’s crooked, it’s probably been hastily assembled in some sweatshop; if it’s straight, it’s been meticulously formed with the utmost sensitivity to detail in an atelier.
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Stephen Westfall Unscrews His Grids Even More
Ten years ago, in an interview that I did with Stephen Westfall, he said that he was interested in a skewed grid because it looked as if “the whole thing could tremble and be knocked over.”