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The Fight to Save a Site-Specific Artwork in a Dumbo Luxury Condo
The board of 70 Washington Street in Brooklyn, which previously housed an artist residency, is weighing the replacement of Helen Brough’s “Emulated Flora” with generic photographs of Brooklyn landmarks.
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Massive NYC Gallery Opening Draws Crowds and Cops in “Fuck-You” to Landlords
The artist-run East Village gallery O’Flaherty’s exhibited all 700+ artists who submitted work for its final show.
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Lower Manhattan Cultural Council Awards $1.3M to 255 Artists and Arts Orgs
The Lower Manhattan Cultural Council also named 18 artists in residence at its new Arts Center on Governors Island.
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The Sounds That Get Lost in the Shuffle
We are waiting for spectacle and when the quotidian, yet incongruous actions occur I wonder whether there is any real payoff coming.
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Illuminating the Legacy of Slavery at a New York Museum
Artist Reggie Black is projecting a message about the history of slavery in New York City on the façade of the Dyckman Farmhouse Museum in Manhattan, where six people were enslaved.
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An Apocalyptic Collage Made Entirely of Media Images From Trump’s Presidency
Like a hybrid of a Where’s Waldo puzzle and Hieronymus Bosch painting, Chris Santa Maria’s collage culls from the unsettlingly familiar visual torrent of Trump’s administration.
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In NYC, a Latinx Arts Center Dissolves Its Membership Program for a New Start
For nearly two decades, the Clemente Center has been divided about control over the building’s 42 subsidized artist studios, four theaters, and two galleries.
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The Contentious History of NYC’s Columbus Monuments
In New York City, thousands are calling for the removal of Christopher Columbus statues, which can be found in Manhattan, Queens, the Bronx, and Brooklyn.
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Manhattan Museum Will Renovate and Alter Landmarked Church, Prompting Backlash
Some community members have opposed the Children’s Museum of Manhattan plans to relocate to a former church on the Upper West Side.
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Performance Space in Manhattan Will Be Run Entirely by Artists for a Year
A cohort of artists and collectives will have “full transparency into the organization’s inner workings” and control of its annual production budget to pay their own wages and develop programs.
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ISCP 25th Anniversary Symposium: Cultural Exchange and the Life of the Metropolis
The International Studio and Curatorial Program hosts a two-day symposium on contemporary art and cultural exchange featuring a keynote address by Holland Cotter.