News
NYC Arts Nonprofit Canal Projects Closing After Four Years
The organization said it will shift gears to a grants and funding model after ceasing operations in its physical space next spring.
New York
Art Review
The Minister Who Created Care Through Clay
Joyce McDonald describes herself as a “testimonial artist,” who bears witness and represents the sacred as she and her community experience it.
News
Visit the NYC Street Now Named After Basquiat
The stretch of Great Jones Street where the late artist lived and worked will now be known as Jean-Michel Basquiat Way.
Guide
Five New York City Art Shows to See Right Now
The city abounds with great group exhibitions at the moment, but don’t miss impressive solo showcases of Ruth Asawa and others.
Art Review
Nayland Blake’s Dark Joke Is On You
The artist has perfected a register that is laugh-out-loud funny or absurd, rigorously conceptual, and erotic, edged with simmering rage.
Art Review
Exploring New Paths in Landscape-Based Art
A show at The 8th Floor gallery in Manhattan extracts the politics of landscape.
News
Met Museum Reveals Artist for 2026 Facade Commission
Chinese artist Liu Wei, known for installations exploring urbanization and modernity, will create a series of sculptures for the museum's Fifth Avenue niches.
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Announcement
SVA’s MA Curatorial Practice Provides Hands-on Training in NYC
Applications are open for the New York-based, globally linked program, where students have multiple opportunities to curate fully subsidized exhibitions.
Feature
The Goodest Boys of NYC’s Halloween Dog Parade
This year's event was a bit corporate, very chaotic, and incredibly cute.
Feature
Art in Odd Places Resists by Doing “Nothing”
After losing its state funding, the 14th Street festival scrapped its plans for a 20th anniversary celebration and chose a new theme: “nothing.”
Art Review
The Beauty in the IRL
In Marta Lee’s solo show, I found a measure for reality that had never occurred to me to try before: painting.
Art Review
Celebrating the Science of Quilts
The eclectic threads of An Ecology of Quilts merge to tell a story that starts outdoors, with seeds sprouting, blooming, and reaching toward the sun.