Art
Photographs That Bring the Past Into the Present
By constructing a highly detailed world based on historical events, Jasper de Biejer gives himself permission to ponder the past.
New York
Comics
Seen and Overheard at Frieze New York
“Oh no, she’s good. She’s a pandemic baby.”
Art
Meh, Frieze Is Back
Mixed feelings aside, we can all agree on one thing: it was better than an online viewing room.
Film
Faya Dayi Tells Stories of Land Kinship in Drought-Ridden Ethiopia
Screening at New Directors/New Films, Jessica Beshir’s film floats in the space between documentary and poetry.
Guide
Your Concise New York Art Guide for May 2021
Your list of must-see, fun, insightful, and very New York art events this month.
News
Strike MoMA Calls Glenn Lowry “Gaslighter-in-chief” Over Leaked Email
An email from the head of the Museum of Modern Art to staff claims protesters were violent, and omits mention of an alleged assault by a guard.
Art
Artist's Vaccine-Inspired Met Gala Dress Is a Tribute to Science
Brendan McCann's gown features a skirt made of giant vaccination cards, a needle headpiece, and a "FAUCI" purse filled with donuts.
News
$1,000 Emergency Grants for NYC Artists With Disabilities
Applications for the New York Foundation for the Arts grant open May 4.
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Announcement
Kusama: Cosmic Nature Now Open at the New York Botanical Garden
Experience Yayoi Kusama’s profound connection with nature. On view through October 31.
Art
Julie Mehretu Reminds Us That Borders Are Meant to Be Trespassed
Mehretu’s remarkable mid-career survey blazes through the Whitney Museum of Art, illuminating over two decades of her extensive practice.
News
At Last, Melvin Edwards’s Steel Abstractions Come to City Hall Park
Brighter Days is bound to transform what we imagine possible with monuments.
Art
Katherine Bradford's Joy and Grief
In her “Mother Paintings,” Bradford’s observations of life in a pandemic have merged with her interior world.