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Madison Square Park Glows Up With Larry Bell’s Glass Cubes
His artworks reflect the world around them, collecting leaves in the glass boxes, and providing a respite from the daily grind.
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BRIC and Bronx Children's Museum Join Cultural Institutions Group
They are among five NYC organizations newly added to the coalition, which receives significant funding and energy subsidies from the city.
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The Seductive Repetition of Susan Rothenberg
An exhibition introduces her as a dynamically multi-faceted artist, even as she revisited the same subjects over and over.
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Four New York City Art Shows to See Right Now
From sapphic art related to the sea to generations of Black women ceramicists, some of our favorite shows touch on identity and community.
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How Black Women Ceramicists Shaped Art History
Body Vessel Clay at the Ford Foundation Gallery spans three generations of artists who embody continuity, molding the past and present.
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Lorna Simpson’s Black American Sublime
An exhibition at The Met positions Black history in the Romantic tradition, but the large scale of these paintings can undercut their impact.
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Activists Condemn Arrest of NYC Protest Photographer Alexa Wilkinson
Wilkinson was charged with a hate crime for social media posts critical of the New York Times’s executive editor over the publication’s Israel coverage.
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When Casino Developers Use Museums to Sweeten the Deal
Two failed proposals for casinos in NYC tried to entice community leaders with the prospect of building new cultural institutions.
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An Indian-American Artist’s Self in Pieces
In his new paintings, Sangram Majumdar seems to be driven by the desire to hold together the different aspects of his dual identity.
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See Photos From the Massive Protest Against Netanyahu in NYC
Marchers took to the streets to demand an end to Israel’s mass killings of Palestinians as dozens walked out of the prime minister’s United Nations speech.