Art Review
The Self-Fashioning of the Black Dandy
The Met’s exhibition expands Black fashion history by centering ordinary individuals and their dress practices.
New York
Feature
An Archive of Lesbian History Right in the Heart of Brooklyn
Nestled between brownstones near Prospect Park, the Lesbian Herstory Archives houses the world’s largest selection of materials by and for anyone who identifies with the word.
News
NYC Mayoral Candidate Brad Lander Unveils Arts Platform
The city comptroller’s eight-page culture plan includes a program for doctors to “prescribe” art and the creation of a deputy mayor position for the sector.
Art Review
How to Get a Read on Rashid Johnson
There is much reading going on in A Poem for Deep Thinkers at the Guggenheim, but I wonder where the apprehended knowledge shows up.
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Wen-Jen Deng: The Embedded Stitch
Contemporary Fiber Art from Taiwan
News
“Mother Pigeon,” the Artist Fighting to Save NYC’s Urban Birds
Tina Piña Trachtenburg is set on finding the culprits behind a recent surge in pigeon disappearances throughout the city.
Art Review
Lotus L. Kang’s Hopeful Doom Scrolling
The artist challenges the expectation that continual creation and a predetermined morbid fate are contradictory.
Guide
New York City Shows to See Right Now
Repurposed objects by Kiah Celeste and Yuji Agematsu and re-imagined architecture by feminist architect Phyllis Birkby are among our favorite artworks this week.
News
Protest Targets Whitney Museum Board Ties After Canceled Performance
Demonstrators pointed to museum trustees’ links to Zionist entities and weapons used by Israel against Palestinians.
Art Review
Queer Artists Make Fantasy Architecture a Reality
Phyllis Birkby harnessed her knowledge and lesbian feminist politics to encourage countless people to reimagine their built environments.
Art Review
Kiah Celeste Coaxes Life From Objects
Her gorgeous, tactile sculptures are not just symbolic of human lives, but reflections of embodiment in all of its fragility and resilience.
Art Review
Xingzi Gu Shows the Vulnerability of Youth
The androgynous adolescents in Gu’s paintings are people who have interior lives but are not always sure which way to go.