News
Behind the $9 Million Restoration of Grand Army Plaza
The restoration of the Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Memorial Arch is the first extensive repairing of the monument since the 1990s.
Brooklyn
News
Did the Brooklyn Public Library Close for a Private Jay-Z Event?
Visitors to the main branch today were disappointed to find the space closed for a “special event,” which some speculate might involve Jay-Z and Beyoncé.
Art
The Brooklyn Artist Revitalizing New York, One Flyer At a Time
Max Kolomatsky has amassed a TikTok following for his redesigns of street posters and signs for local residents and small businesses.
Interview
D’Angelo Lovell Williams’s Nuanced Vision of Black Queer Love
The Brooklyn-based nonbinary artist discusses their recent foray into weaving and how photographs can challenge the seemingly static images in our minds.
Art
Tobaron Waxman on Migration, Music, and Mutual Aid
The trans artist, curator, and singer unpacks the abstract regulations imposed on the body by gender binaries and geography.
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Announcement
Powerhouse Arts Community Ceramics Studio Welcomes New Applicants for Membership
Housed in a dynamic new facility in Brooklyn, the non-profit arts organization provides shared facilities and resources to experienced ceramics artists.
Interview
Agnes Questionmark on Humans, Aliens, and Sea Creatures
The Brooklyn-based trans woman and interspecies artist creates installations that invite solidarity with all living beings.
Art
KC Crow Maddux on Resisting Rectangular Confines
For the Brooklyn-based trans artist, traditional modes of displaying art are akin to the gender binary — and he simply won’t be contained.
Art
Four NYC Open Studios to Visit in June
Across the boroughs, artists are opening their studios for some much-needed creative collaboration as the summer vibes ramp up.
Art
A New Brooklyn Sculpture Turns Pop Art on Its Head
Nicholas Galanin’s 30-foot artwork in Brooklyn Bridge Park references an iconic Robert Indiana artwork to enact a critique of settler colonialism.
News
Brooklyn’s Bushwick Neighborhood Gets Its First Historic District
The 32 houses on the newly designated stretch of Linden Street represent a hodgepodge of styles from Neo-Grec to Romanesque Revival.
Art
The Brooklyn Artist Who Wants You to Care About Snails
In a world where humans exploit snails as extractable resources, artist David Colosi’s latest exhibition asks us to consider their individualism.