Guide
10 Art Shows to See in Upstate New York This July
Gerard Wagner’s metaphysical landscapes, Michelle Silver’s thundering abstract frenzy, a group exhibition of Chinese women artists, and more.
New York
Guide
Four New York City Art Shows to See Right Now
Spirituality, magic, and transformation are recurring themes in some of our favorite exhibitions on view, from Mestre Didi to Renée Stout.
News
After Pressure, City Saves Jobs at Brooklyn Museum
Union members, workers, and local advocates rallied for months to secure funding to prevent further layoffs at the institution.
Feature
Tracing Queer History Through NYC’s Public Parks
The green spaces that served as a refuge for historically oppressed LGBTQ+ groups are at the center of contemporary campaigns to memorialize the movement.
Art Review
The Spiritual Modernism of Mestre Didi
The Brazilian artist and Candomblé priest established an international art practice that foregrounded diasporic African perspectives.
Feature
Photographs Capture Two Very Different NYC Pride Celebrations
You can usually find me underground for my Subway Hands project. I ascended to document the NYC Pride and Queer Liberation marches — a study in contrasts.
Feature
New York City’s Dyke March Mobilizes Against Fascism
In an organized response to ongoing violence, the 33rd annual event adopted an explicitly anti-war, anti-Trump, and anti-Zionist tone.
Art Review
Renée Stout’s Bewitching Circuitry
The magic of Stout’s artworks does not feel contingent on a viewer’s comprehension — it feels auratic, as if emitting an electrical current of meaning.
Art Review
Behind a Flight Attendant’s Painted-On Smile
Michelle Im’s disconcerting ceramic figures subvert ornamentalized representations of East Asian femininity.
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Announcement
Lisa Yuskavage’s Genre-Defying Works on Paper Presented at the Morgan Library & Museum
The first comprehensive museum presentation of the artist’s drawings features over 40 works spanning her entire career.
Feature
How New York City Got Its First Pride March
What started as a response to the 1969 Stonewall Uprising has evolved and expanded, taking on an added urgency amid Trump’s ongoing attacks on LGBTQ+ people.
Feature
Mamdani Memes Remind Us Good Things Can Still Happen
New Yorkers are celebrating the mayoral candidate's establishment defeat and using humor to subvert racist commentary.