News
Bronx Artists Collaborated to Refurbish Community Park Until the City Locked Them Out
Last August, the North Bronx Collective started cleaning up Tibbett’s Tail and have since opened a food distribution site at the park.
Bronx
News
Virtual Auction Will Benefit the Bronx Documentary Center and Bronx Photographers
The BDC’s 6th annual photo auction benefit, open through October 22, features a diverse set of images that engage with issues of social justice and themes of social change.
Art
Shellyne Rodriguez’s Drawings Expand the Definition of “Essential Workers”
"I didn't want to be pigeonholed into that idea, the 'COVID drawings.’ To me this was just part of a moment,’” she told Hyperallergic of her drawings depicting her fellow organizers and Bronx community.
Art
A Celebration of Latin American Photography Across the South Bronx
The third edition of the Bronx Documentary Center’s annual Latin American Foto Festival features work by artists from Colombia, Brazil, Puerto Rico, Mexico, Venezuela, Chile, and Argentina who focus on social issues in the region.
News
A Bronx Event Organized by New Museum Shut Down After Protest by Local Activists
IdeasCity Bronx, which was intended to feature a series of discussion panels and activities on climate change, was disrupted by activists and shut down.
Art
Flowers Become an Unlikely Means to Discuss Identity and Politics
The works in Figuring the Floral start a conversation, collaborate, and even merge with the natural beauty of the public garden and cultural center Wave Hill.
In Brief
Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Unveils a Series of Green New Deal Art Posters
The posters promote the congresswoman's environmental plan with WPA-style lithographs highlighting monuments from Queens and the Bronx in New York City.
In Brief
Bronx Museum Launches Kickstarter to Support a Graffiti Exhibition
The museum has launched a Kickstarter campaign for a retrospective of the works of Henry Chalfant, the photographer and filmmaker who has documented New York City's subway art since its early days in the Bronx.
Art
Photographing the Personal Through the Murky Frame of the Political
The second annual Latin American Foto Festival, organized by the Bronx Documentary Center, gathers ten photographers eloquently using photography as journalistic evidence, personal catharsis, and cultural celebration.
Film
How New York Let the Bronx Burn, and How the Borough Survived
The documentary Decade of Fire delves into the wave of arsons that wracked the Bronx in the 1970s.
Announcement
Now Open at New York Botanical Garden, Brazilian Modern: The Living Art of Roberto Burle Marx
Immerse yourself in lush gardens, vibrant art, and the sights and sounds of Brazil. On view through September 29, 2019.
News
Protesters Fight Bronx Rezoning that Could Displace Longtime Residents, Businesses, and Artists
When I came upon the protests taking place on a little strip of green at the intersection of West Burnside Avenue and University Avenue, I heard chants of “Fight, fight, fight / Housing is a right,” and “Whose Bronx? / Our Bronx.”