Art
A Forgotten Painter and Her Visionary Abstraction
During her lifetime, Sonia Gechtoff was feted on the West Coast and for many years showed her work in New York, but the art world has yet to adequately address her achievement.
New York
In Brief
Brooklyn Museum Visitor Dies After Trying to Slide Down Third-Floor Banister
Kirkland Dawson, a 34-year-old attorney, toppled over the staircase railing and landed on the ground floor at a party at the museum.
Announcement
A Blade of Grass Assembly Kicks Off With Film Screenings and Keynote by Trans Activist Tourmaline
This event on October 19 is a biannual day-long learning exchange and magazine launch for creative changemakers to investigate the methods, ethics, challenges, and joys of practicing art that advances social justice.
Announcement
Alice Miceli: Projeto Chernobyl On View at Americas Society Through January 25, 2020
This is the first exhibition of this series in the United States, showing a set of radiographs documenting the residual effects of the 1986 Ukrainian nuclear plant explosion.
News
Over 200 Artists and Scholars Urge MoMA and Board Member to Divest from Private Prison Companies
Hal Foster, Andrea Fraser, and Tania Bruguera have signed the letter released by New Sanctuary Coalition.
News
Artist Tackled, Pepper-Sprayed, and Arrested While Selling Art in Washington Square Park
Oriel Ceballos was arrested for not using a table to display his artwork at the park.
Interview
Revealing Lost Archives of Black Cinema and Creating New Ones
Hyperallergic talks to director Garrett Bradley about gaps in film preservation, her new film America, and the retrospective it's a part of at BAM.
Art
Airy and Affective Sculptures, Weighed Down by Contradictions
In his latest exhibition The Bather's Dilemma, Paul Chan's lofty claims act as dead weight in an otherwise elegant expression of human emotion.
News
PAIN Sackler Activists Throw "Blood Money" and Stage Die-in Outside Purdue Pharma's Bankruptcy Hearing
“We’re not going to stop until they personally face charges,” Nan Goldin, founder of PAIN Sackler, declared.
Art
Embracing Mortality in the Face of Big Tech’s Domination
Ben Gocker isn’t yearning to be released from the impermanence of his body. His work shows his acceptance of nostalgia and melancholy.
Announcement
Study Behind the Scenes of the New York Art World With Christie’s Education
Meet expert faculty at Christie's Education’s open house on November 7, 2019. Applications for the 2020-2021 term will open October 14, 2019.
Art
A Performer Uses Brain-Mapping Technology to Scan Her Dreams
Indonesian artist Melati Suryodarmo ran her own dreams through an EEG machine to create her performances at the Asia Society Museum next week.