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.
New York
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.
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.