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.
New York
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.
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.