Art
When Hope Is Not Enough for Art
The Harrisons' Survival Piece #5: Portable Orchard at The Whitney is a calm and orderly response to the dystopian possibilities of climate upheaval.
New York
Art
What Are the Politics of Color in Art?
A Treatise on Color: Vols. I–IV examines notions of value and emotional resonance to interrogate the influence of hue in its exploration of color.
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Announcement
Pratt Manhattan Gallery Presents Seeing Sound, Curated by Barbara London
This expansive exhibition of sonic installations explores the recent trajectory of sound as a dynamic branch of contemporary art practice.
News
New Conduct Guidelines at Barnard Met With Faculty Backlash
The list of prohibited activities effectively bans protest signage on the New York college campus, coming in the wake of last spring’s student-led Gaza solidarity demonstrations.
News
Latinx Art Book Fair Launches at New York University
The inaugural fair, spanning books, zines, posters, and academic publications, is organized by the university’s Latinx Project.
Film
The Indie Roots of Confessional Film
In the late 1980s and '90s, a wave of independent directors turned cameras on themselves, utilizing documentary as a mode of confession and self-reflection.
Art
The Unsung Labor of New York’s Henna Artists
“I don’t think many people see henna as an actual art or service that is in demand or valued,” said 29-year-old henna artist Sabeen Marghoob.
Art
Can We Really See Art?
The longer I sat with the artworks in David Reed’s studio, the more I felt that I wasn’t fully seeing what was there.
Books
Charting a Better World Through Malcolm X’s New York
A new essay collection contextualizes the activist’s life through the physical spaces that nurtured him, like Yuri Kochiyama’s apartment-turned-community center.
Art
A View of Asian Diaspora From Halfway Out
The Appearance at New York’s Americas Society succeeds in showcasing art by Asian artists in Latin America and the Caribbean without essentializing their identities.
Art
Without Content Doesn’t Mean Empty
Lacey Black and Aubrey Levinthal share a talent in their paintings for bringing inward and outward states together until they are one.
Art
María Magdalena Campos-Pons Leads a Procession of Hope
With stops at sites of significance to Black and Cuban New Yorkers, the artist’s walking performance captures the essence of her practice: harnessing the collective toward a unified vision.