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.
New York
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.
Art
Girls, Gods, and Rabbits
Leiko Ikemura is concerned with the meeting place of the spiritual and physical, the ineffable and material worlds.
Art
Shirley Jaffe’s Outlier Beginnings
A show of early works by Jaffe challenges viewers to think about the road she pursued in her art, and what it means to go your own way.
Film
New York’s Jewish Film Festival Is Back
The 32nd edition of the festival will feature 29 films representing 16 countries screening at the Walter Reade Theater.
News
Princess Diana’s Silk Velvet Gown Could Be Yours
Photographed for her iconic 1997 Vanity Fair spread, the dress is now up for auction at Sotheby’s.
Film
A Darkly Captivating Portrait of Toxic Obsession
A long history of checkered reviews of the film L’Homme blessé betrays a fundamental struggle with tragedy in a queer context.
News
US Returns a Palestinian Cultural Object for the First Time
The nearly 3,000-year-old ivory cosmetic spoon was seized from Michael Steinhardt’s collection of stolen antiquities.
Art
The Singular Vision of Morris Hirshfield
Morris Hirshfield Rediscovered highlights the need for more research on twentieth-century self-taught American artists, who were marginalized by restrictive art historical narratives.
Announcement
Hahn Rowe’s World Premiere Coming Soon at Columbia University
Something about the Weather is a new and original work by New York-based composer, producer, and performer Hahn Rowe.
Announcement
SVA Continuing Education Offers 200+ Courses and 10+ Artist Residency Programs
Hundreds of online and on-campus courses begin January 30. Plus, take part in artist residencies in the fine arts, critical studies, social practice, and more.