News
Frida, The Musical Is Coming to Broadway in 2024
The musical is the first such telling of Kahlo’s life that has been sanctioned by her family, and draws in part on details from Intimate Frida, a book by her niece Isolda P. Kahlo.
New York
Art
Dancing to the Borscht Beat
Aaron Bendich draws from his massive collection of Yiddish records to share an hour of otherwise hidden music on his radio show Borscht Beat. Recently, he also launched an independent Yiddish record label.
Art
A Faux Sweetgreen Storefront in Chinatown Probes the Racial Dynamics of Labor
Alexander Si's “Sweet Green” installation at Chinatown Soup, a near-replica of one of the popular salad chain’s franchises, explored the experience of blue-collar service workers and their place in a system of race-based capitalism.
Art
Sonia Gechtoff Finally Gets Her Due
Gechtoff’s work did not fit into any of the New York art world’s narratives of progressive art. It is time we look closer at what this marvelous artist achieved.
Art
Duke Riley’s Burlesque Spin on the Trappings of Museum Display and Folk Art
Riley’s nautical-themed exhibition brims with antic details that constitute a feat of serious world-building.
News
Met Acquires Works From Indian Art Collection Previously Rejected Over Provenance Concerns
The works had previously been offered to the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford, but the institution turned them down on the basis that it could not establish “clear and secure” provenance for over half of the collection.
News
Artists Condemn New Queens Development “Masquerading as a Cultural Benefit”
An open letter signed by hundreds of art workers, organizers, and community members accuses arts institutions of “artwashing” the $2 billion project.
Interview
Interference Archive's Democratic Approach to Preservation
Run entirely by volunteers, Interference Archive is a true alternative to the city’s market-driven gallery scene.
Art
Who Has the Authority to Tell a Region's History?
Lydia Ourahmane asks whether her journey to the remote Tassili n’Ajjer plateau should be considered neocolonial tourism or an artistic exploration of cultural heritage.
News
In Queens, a Storied Mural Is Saved From (Not by) Spider-Man
In 2014, Sony Pictures painted over the mural to promote its new Spider-Man movie. Now, artists Eve Biddle and Joshua Frankel have restored its original design.
Art
Robert Colescott's Indecorous Truths
Colescott’s use of stereotypes and humor continues to make viewers feel uncomfortable because it jabs indelicately at our complicity.
Art
We Need to Talk About the Middle Passage
Doreen Lynette Garner renders flesh in silicone with unforgiving realism, representing the pathology of colonialism, slavery, and white supremacy.