Art
Luke Gilford’s Tender Photographs of Gay Rodeos
The Los Angeles-based photographer offers an updated version of the mythologized American cowboy, calling rodeos “the traditional drag of America.”
New York
Art
The Quietly Gripping Art of Peter Hujar
Four captivating examples of the artist’s photographs, taken between 1973 and 1984, will be auctioned in August as part of Swann’s fourth annual LGBTQ+ Art, Material Culture, and History sale.
Art
Norman Bluhm's Second Act
It is time that the art world recognize what Bluhm went on to do during the last three decades of his life, when he was deep into his own territory.
Art
Suzanne Lacy Continues the Conversation
Lacy's work is more about making connections than providing content and it is still realized in the act of bringing people together, physically.
News
Met Director Max Hollein Will Also Take on CEO Role
Hollein will enter the position when current Met president and CEO Daniel H. Weiss steps down in July of 2023.
Guide
Your Concise New York Art Guide for August 2022
Your list of must-see, fun, insightful, and very New York art events this month, including feminist surrealism, underground legends, and contemporary perspectives on print media.
Art
"One Day This Kid" Project Commemorates the 30th Anniversary of David Wojnarowicz's Death
PPOW Gallery and the David Wojnarowicz Foundation launched an interactive project dedicated to the artist’s iconic photo-text collage.
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National Museum of Asian Art Hosts the First US Museum Retrospective on Bahman Jalali and Rana Javadi
Opening in Washington, DC, on August 6, Living in Two Times features works by two of the most influential figures in the development of late 20th-century photography in Iran.
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.
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.