In Brief
The Whitney Museum Launches Digital Resource for Past Biennials
The open archive provides public access to information about artists and their artworks dating back to the biennial's first edition in 1932.
New York
Comics
Hilma af Klint Inspires an Artist to Take a Closer Look
She was an artist who believed in progress, in the evolution of humanity.
Announcement
Pratt's SCPS Certificate and Workshop Programs Help Students Advance Their Portfolios
Pratt SCPS Fine Art workshops are available in drawing, painting, sculpture, and mixed media.
Art
Capturing the Unfathomable Cosmos on the Met Museum's Rooftop
Alicja Kwade's rooftop commission at the Metropolitan Museum of Art shrinks the firmament to human scale, questioning the limits of perception in the process.
News
Tenement Museum Workers Vote to Unionize
The workers report low wages, scarce benefits, and unstable working conditions, calling the conditions unfitting of a museum that was founded to celebrate the labor struggles of immigrant families.
Art
Paul Mpagi Sepuya Breathes New Life Into the Genre of Studio Portraiture
Sepuya’s portraits unmask the artifice of studio portrait photography.
Announcement
SVA's Summer 2019 Continuing Education Courses Begin June 3
Courses are available in a variety of subjects including animation, fine arts, visual narrative, and many more.
Art
A Documentary Shows Rare Footage of 1950s Chinese American Life
Danielle Seid discusses Forever Chinatown, a film produced and directed by her grandparents in 1960.
Announcement
Christie's Education Announces Its 2019 Symposium, "Women Art Dealers (1940–1990)"
The Symposium analyzes the central role played by women art dealers in the creation and development of the art market, and will take place from May 17-18.
Art
A Celebration of LGBTQ Writing
The Lambda Literary Awards finalists will come together to read from their works next Tuesday at Housing Works Bookstore Cafe.
News
The American Museum of Natural History Cancels Event Honoring Brazil's Far-Right President
After pushback from museum staff and prominent scientists, AMNH has decided "that the Museum is not the optimal location for the Brazilian-Am. Chamber of Commerce gala dinner," which is set to honor Jair Bolsonaro.
Art
Blueprints for Our Future Planet as It Moves Toward Extinction
Two artists wrestle with the intersections of technology and massive ecological shifts brought on by the Anthropocene.