News
Cooper Union Criticized for Halting Soviet Architecture Show
Over 500 scholars signed an open letter to reinstate the exhibition, which was postponed in consideration of the ongoing war in Ukraine.
New York
Guide
Your Concise New York Art Guide for February 2023
Your list of must-see, fun, insightful, and very New York art events this month, including Ed Ruscha, Nina Katchadourian, Luis Camnitzer, Martha Edelheit, and more.
Art
Diana Al-Hadid’s Nostalgic Tribute to Penn Station
Al-Hadid’s new mosaic features the famed clock that hung at the entrance of the original station until the building was demolished in the 1960s.
Art
The Single Detail That Changed My Mind About Alex Katz
A little detail in an artwork can reveal that sometimes what is right on the surface can change our understanding of the whole.
Art
Seeing Ourselves in Greg Colson’s Quirky Pie Chart Paintings
The artist’s droll paintings present the pie chart as a useful monitor of a group’s behavior, while also revealing it to be exclusionary and superficial.
Announcement
Hard Return: 9 Experiments for this Moment
Nine performance works transform the Neuberger Museum of Art in Purchase, NY. Co-curated by artist Kate Gilmore and art historian Jonah Westerman.
Art
An Afternoon in the Park With Shahzia Sikander’s Golden Monuments
The artist’s three-part commission at Madison Square Park includes a mythical female figure atop the Manhattan Appellate Courthouse.
News
Washington Heights Graffiti Tunnel Completely Whitewashed
Advocates say the art was “emblematic of the tunnel" and that city agencies did not warn the community before painting over it.
Announcement
Push Boundaries With MFA and MA Programs at the University at Buffalo
Fully-funded teaching assistantships are standard for MFA students at the top-ranked, flagship research university in the state of New York.
Art
Empty Chinatown Storefront Becomes a Community Tribute
Archive as Memorial gathers oral histories, artifacts, art installations, and other documents of AAPI experiences during the pandemic.
Art
Abstract Art Did Not Begin With Paul Cézanne
Odili Donald Odita challenges the long-held belief that abstract art is a purely Western tradition.
Art
What Just Above Midtown Meant for Black Artists
The long-gone art gallery afforded Black artists a space to create without having to consider the pressures of the commercial art market or the fickle nature of nonprofit art institutions.