Art
Ai Weiwei Knocks Down the Building Blocks of Empire
His toy-brick masterpieces are tributes to anyone terrorized and brutalized by the world’s great powers and their proxies.
New York
Art
Six New York City Shows to See Over the Holidays
Take a break from the holiday chaos and replenish yourself with funny, dynamic, and subtle art by Thomas Schütte, Ralph Lemon, Alexandra Exter, and others.
Art
Artists Find Energy Justice in Grassroots Acts
Energies at the Swiss Institute brings an archival and contemporary lens to questions of energy justice through a sharply curated artist cohort.
Film
Werner Herzog’s Anticlimatic Exploration of the Human Brain
The filmmaker seems out of his depth in Theater of Thought, too willing to let his subjects make questionable claims without pushing back or delving deeper.
News
Noguchi Museum Workers Move to Unionize
The news comes just months after the museum terminated three employees for wearing keffiyehs, sparking widespread condemnation and protests.
Art
Cecilia Vicuña’s Poetry in Space
The artist suggests that like her fragile assemblages, peace demands care, balance, and the resolve to hold together what might otherwise fall apart.
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Purchase College Was Founded to Make Quality Arts Education Affordable
Graduate students have access to generous financial support and paid teaching opportunities, state-of-the-art facilities, and New York City’s vibrant art scene.
Art
Best New York City Art Shows of 2024
Our staff and contributors look back on the city’s year in art, from blockbusters to under-the-radar art heroes and unsung histories.
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Apply for Rent-Free Studio Space in Brooklyn Through the Sharpe-Walentas Studio Program
Seventeen visual artists will receive a year of rent-free studio space in New York City. Applications are due by December 31.
Art
A Luminous Chapel to the Late Richard Mayhew
The artist personally picked out each piece and painted new works expressly for this exhibition during what turned out to be the final months of his life.
Art
A Show on Orphism Can’t Seem to Figure Out What That Is
The problem with Harmony and Dissonance is that its narrative is neither harmonious nor dissonant, but rather fragmented and vague.
Film
60 Years Before Wicked, a Movie Musical That Made Your Eyes Sing
The Umbrellas of Cherbourg is one of the most brain-quiveringly beautiful films ever to flood a screen.