Art
WTF Is Planar Painting?
It is refreshing to see a group show that hews to its curatorial statement, and includes both old friends and unexpected twists.
New York
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13 Artists Perform Selfhood in the Age of Alienation
From Alex Ito’s shifting mirrors to Laura Anderson Barbata’s oceanic drag, each piece in this show weaves together themes of identity, protection, and transformation.
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8 Artsy Ways to Celebrate the Year of the Snake in NYC
An exhibition at The Met, a Chinatown bookstore highlighting local stories, an independent arts market, and much more for your Lunar New Year plans.
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Artists Wanted to Make a Pro-Palestine Statement. The Brooklyn Museum Said No.
A group of artists asked the museum to alter their artwork displays with keffiyehs after the institution failed to take a “clear public moral stance” on Gaza.
Art
The Divided Being of Forrest Bess
He was one of the first American artists to grapple with the many parts of an individual’s identity, and seek to unify them.
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Artists Decry Apexart’s Postponement of Palestinian Art Show
When participants modified an exhibition text to include Israel’s attacks on Gaza, the nonprofit asked them to “rework the essay to include both sides of the argument.”
Art
7 NYC Shows and a Trove of Online Art to See Right Now
Kamari Carter’s political art, visionary Shaker art, and Esther Mahlangu's colorful geometries, along with many other in-person and online shows will beat your winter blues.
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NYC Art Events to Support LA Fire Survivors
Two fundraisers in Manhattan this weekend feature readings and work for sale by dozens of artists.
Art
Sylvia Plimack Mangold Turns Trompe L’oeil Inside Out
Rather than trying to fool us with her representational paintings or showing off her virtuosity in the realm of resemblance, everything is on the surface.
Art
The Crossword Grid’s Geometry of Memory
Cameron Granger pays homage to his grandmother’s rituals of puzzle-solving while rejecting the constrictive grids of urban planning.
News
Noguchi Museum Workers Vote Unanimously to Unionize
The new union said it will negotiate “for a more equitable, inclusive, and transparent workplace.”
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The Black School Adopts a More Sustainable Funding Model
The experimental art organization hopes a new monthly donation program will make it less dependent on institutional support and more self-sufficient.