Art
The Films of Jonas Mekas Are More Often Discussed Than Seen
A vigorous advocate for the avant-garde, the filmmaker often neglected to promote himself.
New York
Art
Mungo Thomson's Elegies to an Analogue World
Thomson's videos conjure up the weird sublimity of internet wormholes, the familiar, swaddling mindlessness of allowing oneself to be swept up in a deluge of content and carried — where?
News
Long-Running Andy Warhol Copyright Dispute Reaches Supreme Court
The court will decide whether the pop artist infringed on the copyrights of photographer Lynn Goldsmith in using her portrait of the singer Prince.
Art
There's Something Special About Jim Osman's Sculpture
Osman’s care for and attention to his modest materials, the particularities of their identity, is rare in a society where excess is celebrated daily.
Film
New York’s Best Documentary Festival Makes Its Return
After 2020’s virtual festival and 2021’s severely abridged edition, Art of the Real is back with a full slate of exciting experimental nonfiction.
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Announcement
Experience Designs by Eva LeWitt at New York City Ballet’s Art Series
The artist has created 10 sculptures for a special one-night-only event on April 29, where attendees will be able to view her work both on and off the stage.
Guide
Your Concise New York Art Guide for April 2022
Your list of must-see, fun, insightful, and very New York art events this month, including Morgan Bassichis, Kazuko Miyamoto, Frida Orupabo, and more.
News
A New Gallery in Williamsburg Is Betting on Art, Furniture, and Prayer
Run by two recent college graduates, HNH Gallery opened on a 3,000-square-foot space in the buzzing heart of the trendy Brooklyn neighborhood.
Art
Gwendolyn Brooks Championed Black Authors and Presses
Materials from the poet’s personal library testify to lifelong engagement with the Black community.
Art
Messing with Museums and Our Desire for Order
Is the earth a necropolis in which the survivors live among the dead and their sarcophagi, which includes museums, pyramids, and monuments of all kinds?
News
Artist Spray-Paints Massive Graffiti on New Museum
It’s unclear how “Acer," as the anonymous artist is known, evaded the museum’s security officers and surveillance cameras
News
Caribbean Cultural Center Gets New 5,000-Square-Foot Space in East Harlem
"Expanding CCCADI’s presence in an ever-changing Harlem furthers our commitment to serving as an anchor for, and reflection of, the people of Harlem,” said the center’s director.