The unorthodox program will gather together a group of thought leaders for 10 months to reflect and advise on happenings in the art community.
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“Strike MoMA” Shines Spotlight on Trustee’s Connection to Toxic Gold Mine
Activists condemned Gustavo Cisneros, husband to trustee Patricia Phelps de Cisneros, for his connections to mining in the Dominican Republic.
Deborah Remington’s Singular Place in Art
By employing a slow, deliberate process in which control is paramount, Remington shaped her passage in time.
Faya Dayi Tells Stories of Land Kinship in Drought-Ridden Ethiopia
Screening at New Directors/New Films, Jessica Beshir’s film floats in the space between documentary and poetry.
We Should Think Differently About the Preservation of Racist Monuments
Today more museum professionals are considering what it could mean to exhibit defaced monuments.
Your Concise New York Art Guide for May 2021
Your list of must-see, fun, insightful, and very New York art events this month.
Julie Mehretu Reminds Us That Borders Are Meant to Be Trespassed
Mehretu’s remarkable mid-career survey blazes through the Whitney Museum of Art, illuminating over two decades of her extensive practice.
The Street Wisdom of Al Díaz, a First-Generation Graffiti Artist
Although many discussions on Díaz begin with his partnership with Jean-Michel Basquiat in the late 1970s, he still has something real to say.
Fred Eversley’s Joyful Light
Eversley’s parabolic sculptures draw us into a self-aware and ever-shifting encounter with space and perceptual phenomena.
Liborio Affirms the Force of Mythology and Collective Faith
An immersive dive into communal myth-making, Nino Martínez Sosa’s film brings a Dominican spiritual leader to back to life.
Thinking About the Intersection Between Human Rights and the Arts
“We want to look at a community level that’s rarely taken seriously in academia or in the art world.”
El Museo’s Triennial Defies Pervasive Stereotypes Mapped onto Latinx Art
Amid the museum’s complicated past, this first triennial offers some hope for the future.