Features
When NYC’s Piers Were a Sanctuary for Gay Gathering
In the 1960s, amid the shipping industry's decline, the empty piers became a site for cruising and creativity for gay men in particular.
Features
In the 1960s, amid the shipping industry's decline, the empty piers became a site for cruising and creativity for gay men in particular.
Art Review
An exhibition of Ligon’s well-known works at the Brant Foundation shows how language fails us and confronts us with silence.
Features
From Harriet Tubman to Duke Ellington, the city boasts a wealth of public art honoring Black individuals, the subject of a timely new book.
Guide
Workshops inspired by contemporary artists, performances, comedy, food, screenings, and so much more.
Features
Artist Emma Stebbins may have modeled her 1873 bronze angel for the popular landmark after her partner, actor Charlotte Cushman.
News
The annual celebration convened queer community members, allies, and artists in Park Slope.
Features
A new exhibition at the Japan Society in NYC will center the sculptor’s animated artworks, maquettes, and inspiring sense of gratitude for the miracle of being alive.
Guide
Our list of long-running museum and noncommercial exhibitions includes John Singer Sargent, Jane Austen, Lorna Simpson, and so many more.
Art Review
Banisadr makes images that are relentless in their toiling motion — he paints as if bedlam is foundational to the world.
Features
In the face of discrimination, harassment, and the AIDS crisis, the Leslie-Lohman Museum of Art became a beacon for queer creativity.
News
The two-year makeover was funded by former Mayor Bill de Blasio’s administration.
Guide
Our favorite shows right now address systemic abuses in the US with style and intelligence, but we’re also enjoying some intimate and abstract works.