Feature
Four Artists Exploring Sustainable Alternatives to Synthetic Art Supplies
In “Source Materials: A Bioart Exhibit,” artists share their visions for a future of art-making rooted in local ecosystems, scientific inquiry, and collaboration.
New York
News
Unions Reach Tentative Agreements at Brooklyn Museum and American Folk Art Museum
Potentially averting strike action, both unions are set to vote on ratifying the tentative agreements with their respective museums starting today, September 29.
Feature
Jean Shin Creates Her Own Anti-War Camouflage
Highlighting patterns of war and migration, her installation "Tidal Crossing" is the latest artist intervention at the Brooklyn Army Terminal.
Art Review
Teresa Margolles and the Violence We Breathe
Her MoMA PS1 exhibition raises the question: What exactly does formal restraint accomplish in an age of violent excess?
Feature
Art in Odd Places Participants Seek Utopia Under Dark Clouds
The public art festival’s 21st edition unfolded across 14th Street throughout the nor’easter this past weekend.
News
Whitney Museum Union Sets Strike Date Ahead of Major Roy Lichtenstein Show
“We’d rather be working and doing our jobs, but our wages are untenable for making ends meet in New York City,” said the union's chairperson.
Pocket Review
A Broomstick in a Man's World
In Emily Mae Smith's surreal paintings, a symbol of women’s work becomes a weapon.
Feature
Museum of the City of New York Inaugurates New Activism Center
Two exhibitions at the Puffin Foundation Center chronicle 250 years of organizing, social movements, and civic engagement in the city.
Art Fairs
Here’s What (Dealers Said) Sold at the Armory Show
If collectors had any concerns about the wars or inflation, they did not seem to share them at the New York fair, where the mood was almost too serene.
Art Review
Arthur Jafa, King of Pop
His eclectic references and intuitive grasp of memes and virality set him apart as an artist taking assemblage and collage to new heights.
Feature
A Tribute to Black Soho Inside a New York Art Fair
Historic archives are displayed alongside works by Emma Amos, David Hammons, Vivian Browne, and more in a presentation at Independent 20th Century.
Feature
Spring Break Art Show Tackles Life's Crushing Burdens
Fair participants touch on politics and current events through their own lens and invite others to do the same.