Art
A Brutal, Historic Film About Decolonization
Gillo Pontecorvo's The Battle of Algiers is one of the great films in history to depict insurgent warfare, and New Yorkers can see it for free this week.
Columbia University
Announcement
Join Columbia University MFA in Visual Arts for an Information Session and Open Studios
The 2019 Information Session will take place on November 10 at 11 am, and afterward, second-year MFA students open their studios to the public to show their work in progress.
Announcement
Apply for Columbia University Summer Intensives in Painting, Photography, and Printmaking
Admission to Summer courses at Columbia Art School is open to all, no degrees required. Classes run from May 28 to July 5, 2019.
Art
Deconstructing Race in Western Painting
The most interesting part of this excellent exhibition is its presentation of black modernists, for here we enter relatively unfamiliar territory.
News
Several Major New York Art Institutions Step Away from Saudi-Funded Initiatives
The Metropolitan Museum of Art and Brooklyn Museum have chosen to decline funding from the Saudi Misk Institue, and Columbia University has put its event with the Institute on pause.
News
Major Art Institutions Navigate Ties to Saudi Arabia After Disappearance of Journalist [UPDATED]
The Smithsonian, Sotheby's, and landmark institutions across NYC are under pressure to address their financial connections to the Saudi Arabian government in the wake of the suspected murder of Jamal Khashoggi.
Opinion
The Pervasive Power of Male Privilege at America’s Elite Universities
Institutions have hired men with predatory reputations despite complaints from women students and faculty. All because women haven’t had a strong enough voice in the system.
Art
Columbia University MFA Students Put on a Strong Thesis Show Despite Department Woes
Students of the 2018 MFA class are presenting strong work at the Wallach Art Gallery, many of them building large installations around their pieces.
News
Columbia University MFAs Share Stories of Dysfunctional Studios and Overworked Faculty
Current students and recent graduates of the revered program reflect on a series of internal crises that have come to light.
In Brief
Columbia University MFA Students Demand Tuition Refunds
Earlier this month, 51 of the 54 students in Columbia's visual arts MFA program met with the school's dean and provost to demand full tuition refunds.
News
Thomas Roma, Photographer and Columbia University Professor, Accused of Sexual Misconduct [UPDATED]
The accusations against Roma, a documentary photographer who is also the director of the photography program at Columbia University's School of the Arts, were all made by former students.
Art
In Harlem, a New Triennial Parses the Historical, Political, and Social Context of "Uptown"
The inaugural show at Columbia University's Wallach Art Gallery spotlights 25 artists living or practicing north of 99th Street.