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.
New York
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.
Art
Inside an Artist’s 1960s Time Capsule in Greenwich Village
Covered in wood paneling and filled with wacky Surrealist art, the former home of Sonja Alaimo captures the late painter’s sensitivities.
Film
Six Autobiographical Films That “Say It Like It Is”
The Brooklyn Academy of Music will screen Camille Billops and James Hatch’s unique films centering Black American life, sexuality, and social issues.
News
Which New York Museums Still Hold Native Remains?
The Brooklyn Children’s Museum and Brooklyn Museum, among others, continue to hold the remains or possible remains of Native Americans.
Announcement
Hsin-Chien Huang Reimagines Virtual Reality at Pratt Manhattan Gallery
In the exhibition The Data We Called Home and an accompanying panel discussion moderated by Barbara London, Huang explores visual arts in the virtual landscape.
Announcement
Apply for Rent-Free Studio Space in Brooklyn Through the Sharpe-Walentas Studio Program
The residency program awards 17 visual artists a year of rent-free studio space in New York City. Applications are due by January 31.
Announcement
Spring Public Programs at Columbia University School of the Arts Focus on Transformation
Organized around the concept “To Transform,” these NYC programs include conversations, film screenings, readings, and research about work that enacts transformation.
Interview
Todd Haynes Discusses New Velvet Underground Doc
The director sat with Hyperallergic for a conversation about the making of his new film The Velvet Underground.