New York Newsletter
Jeff Koons’s Trumpian Reflections
The African diaspora pictures itself, Edward Zutrau draws seismographic lines, and more to get you through a freezing week in New York.
New York
News
Influential Art Dealer Marian Goodman Dies at 97
The gallerist who put many European artists on the map in the US described her approach as finding a “humanistic concern” across different visual practices.
Art Review
The African Diaspora Pictures Itself
A new exhibition rejects Western colonialism as a framework for understanding African aesthetic production.
News
Studio Museum Evacuates Visitors After “Sprinkler Emergency”
Videos show water pouring from the ceiling near the gift shop in the institution’s brand-new building.
Art Review
Jeff Koons’s Reflective Sculptures Mirror the One Percent
When I picture where Koons’s sculptures belong, I think about Trump’s plan for a 90,000-square-foot ballroom, and the art collectors who funded it.
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Announcement
Request for Proposals: Operator for the Harlem African Burial Ground Cultural Education Center
Learn about this opportunity to develop a cultural education center at the historic East Harlem site during informational sessions in January and February.
Art Review
Edward Zutrau Was a Chromatic Rebel
He combined the reductive strain of Abstract Expressionism with the principles and style of Japanese ink painting, for something uniquely his own.
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Announcement
New York Academy of Art Presents “Chubb Fellows & Friends”
Featuring past fellows alongside a broader circle of artists linked to the Academy, the show brings together work by Danica Lundy, Dana Schutz, Tschabalala Self, Amy Sherald, and more.
New York Newsletter
John Wilson Bears Witness
The Met has a union, John Wilson has a message, Ana Mendieta’s traces, and other happenings around the city this week.
Art Review
Lotty Rosenfeld Weaponized the Line
The Chilean artist knew that survival under authoritarianism requires both sustenance and nerve — something to live on and something to stand for.
Art Review
John Wilson’s Relentlessly Humane Vision of Black Life
He portrayed the gamut of the Black experience, making visible a sense of deep isolation as well as pride, family, and community.
News
Met Museum Workers Are Officially Unionized
The new union will represent staff across 50 departments of the Manhattan institution.