Film
At New Directors/New Films, Stories About People Struggling to Heal
This year's online edition of the venerable festival features movies about mourning rituals, reenactments of family history, cult survivors, and more.
New York
Art
John Edmonds’s Intimate Gaze
In his meticulously posed photographs, Edmonds conjures new avenues for imaging relationships between Africa and its diasporas today.
Art
Mexican Filmmakers Are Documenting Indigenous Resistance and Feminist Issues
The online film program MexDocs presents a selection of great recent Mexican documentaries.
In Brief
128-Year-Old East Village Church, Home of New York Liberty Bell, Destroyed in Fire
The fire also displaced a group of women living at a shelter operated by the Women’s Prison Association, the nation’s first organization for women impacted by incarceration.
Film
Andrew Cuomo Got an Emmy for Literally Just Showing Up
The New York governor receiving the Founders Award for his COVID-19 press briefings marks a new nadir in politics as style over actual results.
Art
Anne Truitt’s Spiritual Quest
As her death approached, was the artist starting fresh or beginning to let go?
Announcement
Cornell University's MFA Program Supports Interdisciplinary and Medium-Specific Practices
Applications for the Master of Fine Arts at the College of Architecture, Art, and Planning are due by January 7, 2021.
News
A Historical Look at Costumes From Queen’s Gambit and The Crown
The Brooklyn Museum exhibition pairs costume designs from the popular Netflix shows with related objects from its collection.
News
Architects Ask MoMA to Remove Philip Johnson’s Name, Citing Racist Legacy
The Johnson Study Group, a group of artists and architects, says that Johnson’s “widely documented white supremacist views make him an inappropriate namesake.”
Art
Jack Whitten’s Infinite Galaxies of Abstract Light and Color
Focused on Whitten’s legacy-defining cumulative process, I AM THE OBJECT assembles a mesmerizing selection of works, each its own tiny universe.
Guide
Your Concise New York Art Guide for December 2020
Your list of must-see, fun, insightful, and very New York art events this month.
Art
Salman Toor’s Dreamy Scenes Imagine the Queer, South Asian Everyday
Toor’s long-awaited Whitney debut shapes a new narrative, one that centers the brown, queer body.