Art
Repairing a Broken Planet Through Optimism and Design
Could you empathize better with a blade of grass if it had an email address? What about the entire ecosystem?
New York
Film
A Cuban Filmmaker's Brutal Satire of Religion and Colonialism
Tomás Gutiérrez Alea’s The Last Supper plays as part of Film Forum's ongoing series The Hour of Liberation: Decolonizing Cinema, 1966-1981, which presents both classic and overlooked anti-imperialist films.
News
A Nonprofit Distributes $2 Million Worth of Art Supplies and Books to New York City Public Schools
Mister ArtSee received an in-kind donation of over 100,000 art education books and kits to be distributed to children in public schools throughout NYC.
Art
A Young Painter Burlesques the Role of Outsider Artist
Mystified as ever by the rise of Josh Smith whose work resembles the efforts of a tipsy van Gogh in an art bar, seeing this show, my inner critic is confronted with mostly disagreeable choices.
Art
A Disruptor of Race and Sex
In a time when many artists are content to establish one-to-one correspondences between signifier and signified, sign and meaning, Wardell Milan’s ambiguity is refreshing.
Announcement
Apply to Create a Public Art Installation for Playland on Rye Beach in New York
Win a $5,000 honorarium to create a temporary site-specific installation at Playland Park. Applications are due by Wednesday, June 12.
News
Marsha P. Johnson and Sylvia Rivera Are Getting a Permanent Monument in New York City
The world’s first permanent public artwork dedicated to transgender women will go to these pioneers of the gay liberation movement.
Art
A Dive Into Medieval Knighthood in Art
This gallery talk at the Met Cloisters in New York will focus on knighthood and its hidden secrets in art from medieval times.
Announcement
New York Philharmonic Performs the World Premiere of David Lang’s prisoner of the state
Conducted by Music director Jaap Van Zweden, the concerts take place June 6 – 8 at David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center.
Art
How Ancient Greek Art Inspired the Ballet Russes
The Ballets Russes had a longtime dalliance with Ancient Greek traditions especially in the ballet’s most innocent, primitive, and erotic aspects.
Film
Julia Reichert's 50 Years of Challenging the Status Quo
A retrospective series at the Museum of Modern Art is putting a spotlight on the veteran documentarian.
Art
An All-Black Production of Much Ado About Nothing Comes to Central Park
Shakespeare’s classic comedy has a free month-long run in NYC starring a cast of two dozen African American performers, including Danielle Brooks from Orange Is the New Black.