Film
Satoshi Kon's Sensitive Story of People on the Margins of Society
Recently restored and back in theaters, the 2003 anime film Tokyo Godfathers looks tenderly at street dwellers, who are often ignored in art and the media.
New York
Art
Color Field, Then and Now
I fear that the visual culture in which these works were admired is now one of those distant “you had to be there” moments, which are impossible to reconstruct.
Art
A Major Korean Painter Begins to Get His Due
While postwar Korean artists are celebrated in the West, the strongest painters of the next generation remain under-known.
News
Hilma af Klint Has Arrived in the Hudson Valley
From botanical sketches to art inspired by af Klint’s spiritual practice, lesser-known works by the Swedish artist arrived at the Lightforms Art Center.
News
Manhattan Museum Will Renovate and Alter Landmarked Church, Prompting Backlash
Some community members have opposed the Children’s Museum of Manhattan plans to relocate to a former church on the Upper West Side.
Art
Insightful and Laugh-Out-Loud Funny Reports From NY Fairs
Volta was hot, sticky, and crowded. Independent might make you swoon. One visitor calls Art on Paper “more real.”
Art
Visiting the 2020 Armory Show Amid Ominous Headlines
From art about environmental recklessness to Caribbean post-coloniality, Armory kicked off the spring art fair season in spite of growing coronavirus concerns.
News
New York Spring 2020 Art Guides and Where to Find Them
You can pick up a print edition of our guide at any of the following locations.
Art
Spring/Break Art Show Is a Work of Art Worth Diving Into
Titled In Excess, this year's Spring/Break is brimming with projects that deepen and extend a feeling of immersion by being hallucinatory, obsessive, and ravishing.
Announcement
East and West Coast Perspectives on Jan Sawka Now on View in New York and California Exhibitions
The Dorsky Museum in New Paltz is hosting the New York exhibition and symposium. The California exhibition is located at RAFFMA in San Bernardino.
News
NYC May Get an African American Civil Rights History Museum
Following the passage of a new local law, NYC Council is establishing a task force to evaluate the creation of a museum on African American civil rights history in the city.
Film
Peeking Behind the Curtain of 2001: A Space Odyssey
Little of the information presented in Envisioning 2001 will be new to Kubrick diehards, but it gathers artifacts that offer a thrill for anyone who has ever been affected by the movie.