Performance
A Political Opera With Big Ambitions Feels Off-Key
Despite a gorgeous, impressively conducted score, David Lang's prisoner of the state felt overstuffed, unsatisfying, and contradictory.
New York
Opinion
The Deficiency of Bill de Blasio’s Plan for Cultural Equity
On August 1, 2019, the de Blasio administration launched its “Create NYC Action Plan” to celebrate the progress they have made since launching New York City’s first Cultural Plan in 2017. But how much progress has really been made?
News
What to See and Do During New York Climate Week
Visit a community-organized exhibition at the Queens Museum, an interactive installation at the United Nations Headquarters, and more.
Announcement
Yto Barrada: The Dye Garden Arrives in New York State From Rome, Italy
This exhibition originated at the American Academy in Rome and is on view for the first time in the United States at the Neuberger Museum of Art from September 25-December 22, 2019.
Film
Suzan Pitt, One of Animation's Most Imaginative Minds
To commemorate the abrupt passing of the trailblazing animator, Spectacle Theater offers audiences a glimmering portal into the filmmaker's handcrafted worlds.
News
Visualizing the Climate Crisis on the Front Pages of International Newspapers
A pop-up exhibition held by the Columbia Journalism Review days before the United Nations Climate Action Summit, highlights the urgency needed toward climate action in news reporting.
Art
Flowers Become an Unlikely Means to Discuss Identity and Politics
The works in Figuring the Floral start a conversation, collaborate, and even merge with the natural beauty of the public garden and cultural center Wave Hill.
Art
Printed Matter’s Annual NY Art Book Fair Returns With 50 First-Time Exhibitors
Printed Matter’s 14th annual New York Art Books Fair kicks off on Thursday night with a preview at MoMA PS1.
News
Vote on Central Park's Contested Suffragist Monument Is Postponed
The New York City Public Design Commission said that the statue, which features Sojourner Truth alongside Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton, still failed to address its concerns.
Art
A Festival Forges an Inclusive Community Through Film
This year's Urbanworld Film Festival promises an engaging mix of narrative features, documentaries, and even some animated shorts, as well as a program of discussions and music running through the end of the week.
Art
Testosterone Rules at the Metropolitan Museum's Rock 'N' Roll Show
Will rock music ever be able entirely to extricate itself from a profoundly gendered symbolism?
Art
An Unlikely Matchup of Paper and Steel
An odd pairing of drawings by Eva Hesse and sculptures by John Chamberlain sets up unintended comparisons between two artists who otherwise seem to share only an ingrained rebelliousness.