News
NYC Unveils 18-Foot Sculpture to Mark Breakdancing’s Olympics Debut
“Rappin' Max Robot” will spend a year in the South Bronx before going on permanent view at the Place de la Bataille-de-Stalingrad in Paris.
New York
Art
How Ted Carey Rendered Queerness Through Folk Art
The late artist’s work subverts the genre’s conventions in its centering of the gay community members he knew or admired and the LGBTQ+ spaces he frequented.
Art
Queerness and Nature Intersect at Wave Hill
Two shows cast a critical eye on our fantasy of nature as it crashes up against the realities of the world we humans have created.
Film
When the US Left Afghanistan, This Filmmaker Entered
Director Ibrahim Nash’at spent a year watching the Taliban transition from insurgency back to governance.
News
Activists Disrupt Gallery Event, Alleging Palestine’s Erasure From Exhibition
Protesters say Greene Naftali selectively omitted elements from its show on the late German filmmaker Harun Farocki.
Film
Verbatim Reenacts Life With a Twist
The film series showcases how different artists have used reenactments, preserving dialogue and audio but playing with every other element.
News
Printed Matter Window Display Divides Audiences on Israel-Palestine
The installation banner included a Reuters photograph of bulldozers breaking down the border fence on October 7.
News
Met Museum Attracted 5.5M Visitors Last Year in Pandemic Rebound
BIPOC individuals comprised just over half of The Met’s domestic visitors, the highest-ever percentage for the Manhattan institution.
News
Art History Darling Florine Stettheimer to Get Digital Catalogue Raisonné
The artist is celebrated not only for her compositions exploring the opulence and culture of NYC, but also for proudly breaking down social barriers.
Art
How Commercial Photography Sold Modernism
The Real Thing at the Met Museum shows that the advertising tactics of commercial studios were in dialogue with avant-garde art in the 1920 and ’30s.
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Announcement
Golden Foundation Celebrates 12 Years of Artist Residencies With Auction and Benefit
Taking place both online and in person, the auction provides additional support to artists selected for the Golden Residency Program.
News
TV Show’s Bizarre Mock Student Encampment Draws Protests in NYC
Students and activists denounced the set for FBI: Most Wanted, which features tents, climate signage, and deliberately misspelled words.