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.
Events
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.
Art
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.
Art
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.
Art
A Screening of Short Horror Films Celebrating Queerness
Scream Queen features artists who employ horror tropes or aesthetics to explore queerness.
Art
A Film Festival a Stone's Throw Away From the Beach
Rockaway Film Festival offers a wide range of cinema screenings this weekend, from Barbara Hammer shorts to new and exciting documentary features, all in a district of New York that lacks a movie theater.
Art
Capturing the Untranslatable in a Performance of Many Languages
Artist Renée Petropoulos honors the intrinsic qualities of different languages in We Will Congregate, which features texts in English, Spanish, and the Zapotec language.
Art
A Performer Uses Brain-Mapping Technology to Scan Her Dreams
Indonesian artist Melati Suryodarmo ran her own dreams through an EEG machine to create her performances at the Asia Society Museum next week.
Art
Help Activate a Glittering Monument to a Historic Gay Bar
Sadie Barnette’s recreation of the New Eagle Creek Saloon at the Institute of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, will be activated this Thursday night with talks, a performance, and a DJ set.
Art
Artists and Performers Celebrate Indigenous Pride
The Autry Museum will celebrate members of the Indigenous LGBTQPAI community with the second annual Indigenous Pride LA.