Announcement
apexart's NYC Open Call Invites Exhibition Proposals in October
Three winning proposals will each receive an exhibition budget of up to $10,000, staff support, and be part of the apexart 2020-2021 exhibition season.
New York
Guide
Your Concise New York Art Guide for Fall 2019
Your list of must-see, fun, insightful, and very New York art events this season.
Interview
Challenging Stereotypes by Contorting the Female Form
Hayv Kahraman’s paintings compel viewers to acknowledge the potential pleasure of viewing contorted bodies in a position of pain.
Art
Wangechi Mutu Adorns the Met Museum's Façade With Images of African Queendom
For the first time in 117 years, the empty niches on the museum's exterior are occupied. Mutu's four bronze sculpture express resilience and wisdom.
In Brief
Man Attacks Wall Street Charging Bull With Spiked Banjo
The vandal, a 42-year-old truck driver from Dallas, left the bull with a six-inch gash and several other deep scratches. According to eye-witnesses, he was ranting about President Donald Trump while bashing the bull.
Art
The Story of Labor in New York and What It Requires of Us
City of Workers, City of Struggle at the Museum of the City of New York tracks the evolution of the labor movement as an unpredictable passage of pitfalls and switchbacks.
News
Maintenance Workers at Metropolitan Museum Receive 63% Pay Increase
After more than a year of negotiations, licensed HVAC assistant maintenance workers will receive $35 per hour while the annual salaries for new hires will jump from $45,760 to $72,800.
Art
When the Arts Resist Imperialism
The exhibition Clapping with Stones is a chilling reminder that the history of art is also the history of power.
Announcement
Punctures: Textiles in Digital and Material Time Weaves Three Exhibitions and Programs Together
Drawing from the little-known but expansive history connecting media arts and textile production, Squeaky Wheel presents a slate of events invested in the material, critical, and liberatory politics of their intersections.
In Brief
Top Fashion Brands Cancel Shows at the Shed Over Board Member's Ties to Trump
Michael Kors, Vera Wang, and Rag & Bone have withdrawn from New York Fashion Week shows hosted at the Shed, according to the New York Post.
Announcement
Applications Are Open for the David Prize Through December 1
The new, no-strings-attached prize will award $200,000 to five people making New York a better place to live.
Art
The Art Handler Who Fell Down an Elevator Shaft
The first thing his gallery colleagues asked when he emerged from the elevator: Was the art okay?