Art
Centering the African Diaspora in Comics and Cartoons
A new exhibition recognizes the importance of representation both on the comics page and in the hands of the artists making them.
Events
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An Astronomer, Sound Artist, and More Gather For a Day of Talks and Performances
Highlights include a sound performance based on field recordings in Antarctica and a screening from the creator of visual effects for mainstream films including Gravity and The Fountain.
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2019's Best Documentaries Come Together for a Week in NYC
As the year winds down, the DOC NYC film festival curates some of the best and most buzzed-about recent nonfiction films.
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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.
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Free Events at Downtown LA Museums, From Voice Lessons to Film Screenings
This Saturday, a bevy of events, exhibitions, and performances will be free and open to the public as part of the fifth annual Grand Ave Arts: All Access.
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Learn How to Volunteer at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art has over 1,400 volunteers, but it's looking for more.
Books
Visions of the World as a Brutal Dystopia
Author Luke O'Neil will read passages from his brutal new book Welcome to Hell World, a text that starkly explores grim current events in the United States.
Art
Memorializing an Artist 34 Years After He Lost His Life to AIDS
This gallery talk with friends of Nicolas Moufarrege will explore his life and work as a New York artist who — like so many — died far too young.
Art
An Art Program in Los Angeles Proposes Ways to Address Homelessness
The Goethe-Institut has partnered with the Los Angeles Poverty Department in organizing Worlds of Homelessness, a weeklong interdisciplinary series of events featuring artists, architects, advocates, and performers.
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Hear Hans Haacke Discuss His Six-Decade Career
The artist is nothing if not defiant, and his talk at the New York's New Museum will introduce his first major U.S. exhibition in 33 years.
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This Performance Invites You to Send Postcards to Older New Yorkers
Artist Laura Nova's "Spiels on Wheels" project replicates home-delivered meals to encourage you to send a story to the city's seniors.
Art
Artists and Scholars Join to Discuss the Creation of Black Visual Archives
The free-to-attend Black Portraiture[s] conference will focus on the creation of visual archives in the context of landmark moments in Black history.