Art
Mining Lady Liberty's Russian Lineage
Legend has it that the copper for America's most famous sculpture — the Statue of Liberty — was produced at the metallurgical factory of Nizhny Tagil, one of the industrial centers of Russia’s Ural region.
New York
Art
There's Nothing Sexier Than an Independent Art Fair
"Viewer discretion advised: graphic sexual imagery," reads some floor text that nobody seemed to notice or bother to read this afternoon as they entered Mendes Wood DM's booth at the Independent.
Books
Robert Moses's Two-Faced Legacy Gets the Comic Book Treatment
Robert Moses was never elected to a major office in New York City, but he completely altered the topography of the metropolis through three decades of construction projects.
In Brief
Arts Nonprofits Pool Their Know-How to Tackle Non-Artsy Problems
New York City, for all its wealthy patrons, charitable foundations, and municipal support systems, is a treacherous place for arts non-profits.
Opinion
Columbia Students Can Paint, Watch TED Talks to Meet Sexual Respect Requirement
In the wake of a wave of protests over the school's mishandling of sexual assault cases, Columbia University recently unveiled a new Sexual Respect and Community Citizenship Initiative.
Interview
Christy Rupp on Rats, Geese, and the Ecology of Public Art
Christy Rupp burst onto the New York art scene with "Rat Patrol," a street art response to the sanitation strike of 1979.
Art
Copy Makes Perfect: Sturtevant at MoMA
The Museum of Modern Art’s current retrospective of Sturtevant’s work, Double Trouble, is a study in movement.
News
NYC Will Build 1,500 New Affordable Artists' Studios by 2025
In his State of the City speech today, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced a plan to build 1,500 new affordable live/work units for artists over the next decade.
Interview
In the Face of Violence, a Mexican Artist Finds Sanity in Stereotypes
When Mexico City artist Saner started talking with Jonathan LeVine Gallery about his first solo show with the space, the 43 students in the rural town of Ayotzinapa, Mexico, who would be disappeared by military and police in late September 2014, were still going about their daily lives.
Art
A Second Act for Brooklyn's Extravagant Kings Theatre
"Brooklyn, the county of kings, has cleaned off its crown, and it's the Kings Theatre," Borough President Eric Adams proclaimed during the ribbon-cutting ceremony.
Interview
Instagram Photos Reappear on the Streets Where They Were Taken
What if instead of only showing up online, your Instagram photos of sunsets, street art, photogenic cityscapes, or alluring strangers on subway platforms were posted back into New York City's public spaces?
Books
Catching Subway Riders in the Act of Reading
For bibliophiles and generally nosy people, one of the worst things about the rise of e-books and e-readers is that they don't have distinct covers.