Art
Painting Paradoxes of Family, Race, and Prison
Through his father’s profession as a corrections officer, Pat Phillips has found a pictorial strategy for probing the racial chasms of the justice system, and by inference, everyday life.
New York
Art
The Independent Art Fair Embraces Color and Abstraction
Works by Franklin Williams, Curtis Talwst Santiago, and Marcus Amm caught my eye for their innovative use of color and diverse materials.
Art
New York's New Museum of the Dog Is Serving Canine Realness Extravaganza
It's stuffed to the brim with oodles of poodles and painted Pomeranians. But are these pooch paintings Pugcassos, or just plan Shih Tzu?
Art
This Year, the Spring/Break Art Show Is Less Fanciful but Still Worth It
Spring/Break feels a bit different this year, which might have something to do with its location in the United Nations complex in midtown.
News
Spring/Break Fair Removes Artwork From Its Windows, Fearing Shutdown
Margaret Roleke was told to adjust her window-facing artwork following a complaint by the building manager, or the fair would shutter.
Announcement
Apply for the Christie’s Education and Reginald Browne Joint Scholarship
The award provides a full scholarship covering tuition and fees, and a total of $30,000 towards the cost of accommodation and other living expenses during the program.
News
Activists Demand MoMA Divest from Private Prisons and Weapons Manufacturers
"There is blood on this art," protesters shouted at the wealthy patrons attending a museum luncheon honoring Bank of America's CEO.
Art
Women and Minority Artists Flourish Amid Elite Indulgence at the 2019 Armory Show
Progress is incremental, and art fairs are still hellacious places to appreciate art.
Art
Between Body and Machine, a New Humanism Is Imagined
In this exhibition regarding the intersection of art and technology, instead of work that feels automated or detached, viewers are confronted with works that directly reference the body.
Announcement
MFA Thesis Exhibition for Syracuse University College of Visual and Performing Arts
The MFA Thesis exhibition Plans are Cancelled is on view at 321 Canal Street on March 8-9.
Announcement
32 Artists on View at the American Academy of Arts and Letters
Paintings, sculptures, video, photographs, and works on paper will be exhibited in the 2019 Invitational Exhibition of Visual Arts through April 7.
Announcement
Ugly Duckling Presse Celebrates 25 Years with a Benefit Party
Come celebrate the first 25 years of UDP with a benefit party to honor Burning Deck Press and Keith & Rosmarie Waldrop, on Tuesday, March 19 at The Bell House in Brooklyn.