Art
A Painter Suspended Between Beauty and Waste
Something about Phillip Allen’s visual preoccupations speaks to the viewer’s mind and eye, the connections and ruptures between physical and visual sensations.
New York
News
Thousands Sign Petition for Flaco Statue in Central Park
The beloved owl who symbolized freedom died last week after colliding with a window on the Upper West Side.
Guide
8 Art Shows to See in New York This March
This month: Huma Bhabha, Paul Cadmus, Kay WalkingStick, Beatrix Potter, and more.
News
Met Selects Jennie C. Jones and Jeffrey Gibson for 2025 Commissions
Jones will create a multi-work installation for the New York institution’s roof garden, while Gibson plans to adorn its façade with what he calls “ancestral spirit figures.”
Guide
10 Exhibitions to See in Upstate New York This March
This month: Sean Hemmerle, Nell Brookfield, Meg Webster, a show dedicated to books, and more.
News
Artists Mourn Death of Flaco, the Owl Who Inspired Millions
A large oak in Central Park bears drawings, photographs, letters, and other odes to the beloved bird.
News
Artist Sues Museum of Sex for Using Their Image
Julia Sinelnikova says the New York institution did not seek permission to include their photo in a citywide marketing campaign.
Art
Finding Black Queer Love in the Urban Everyday
Clifford Prince King’s photographs transform bus shelters and newsstands into spaces of acceptance and representation.
Art
Pink Dolphins Bear Witness to the Amazon’s Destruction
Three shows in Manhattan wield film, sculpture, and archival ephemera to illuminate the historical threads of ecological devastation in the vast region.
News
Lunar New Year Parade Calls Out Displacement in Chinatown and Palestine
At the annual Lower Manhattan event, marchers protested a mega jail development and Israel’s ongoing bombardment of Gaza.
Art
Emily Eveleth’s Doughnuts Bleed for Our Sins
In Eveleth's work, debauchery and decadence meet in the lowly doughnut, which we are invited to read as a limbless torso with a dripping orifice.
News
MoMA PS1 Workers Urge Director Connie Butler to “Settle a Fair Contract”
In an action outside the museum, staff rallied for better wages and health benefits.