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Five Shows to See in New York City Right Now
Nick Cave leaves behind his Soundsuits, Ericka Beckman reimagines a fairy tale, American Artist explores the sci-fi world of Octavia E. Butler, and more.
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Ericka Beckman’s Surreal Visions of Late Capitalism
Though often associated with the Pictures Generation, Beckman’s work shifts focus from deconstruction to archetypes — and from the commodity to the human.
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How Do You Paint Language?
A group show curated by Hilton Als meditates on words in the visual arts, but wields silence in ways that verge on obstinate obscurity.
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A Houston Throuple’s Polaroids of Queer Life
A trove of photos of an “unapologetically ‘out’” 1970s romance is among the gems of the upcoming New York International Antiquarian Book Fair.
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Nick Cave’s Eternal Garden
In his new work, the artist emerges from his aesthetic camouflage into a more complicated space of visibility that probes relationships of power and image.
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Unlearning the Myths of Asian Art History
Culling ancient works from the Asia Society’s collection, Rina Banerjee, Howardena Pindell, and Byron Kim look to the past to challenge ideas of identity and authenticity.
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Kotobuki: Auspicious Celebrations of Japanese Art from New York Private Collections
Japan Society showcases rarely displayed Japanese masterworks from the 12th to the 21st centuries unified by the central theme of celebration.
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New Penn Station Proposal Channels Trump's Classical Architecture Order
Renderings of a design backed by the National Civic Art Society, whose board includes a far-right Trump ally, show a classical façade lined with Doric columns and a park plaza in place of Madison Square Garden.
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The Gallery That Captured the Spirit of the Black Arts Movement
Founded in 1969 by Nigel Jackson and Patricia Grey, Acts of Art exemplified the spirit of a subversive and consequential period in Black art history.
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New Exhibition Spotlights NYC’s High School Artists
Artists Rising 2025, organized by the Studio Institute, brings together works by dozens of 10th- to 12th-graders from across the boroughs.
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Artists and Cultural Workers Protest Arrest of Mahmoud Khalil
Dozens of artists and academics, including Palestinian-American painter Samia Halaby, condemned the “targeting of immigrant students” in an open letter.
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American Artist’s Love Letter to Octavia E. Butler
What would it mean for the survival of the planet if we were to take seriously Black feminist visions of climate justice in which coexistence with nature is prioritized over environmental plunder?