News
Crudely Gesturing Trump Effigy Appears in Philadelphia
The anonymous work, placed behind a sculpture of a female figure, features a “grabbing” hand in reference to Trump’s lewd comments about women.
News
News
Carrie Mae Weems Kitchen Table Photos Star in Kamala Harris Ad
The iconic images from Weems’s 1990 series appear in a recent video advertisement airing in key battleground states.
News
Six Artists Open Up About Voting in the US Election
Immigrants’ rights, reproductive freedoms, and funding for the Israeli military are among this year’s top issues.
News
New York’s Frick Collection Will Finally Reopen in Spring
The museum, which houses 1,800 European artworks including three Vermeer paintings, is set to welcome visitors again after a four-year renovation.
News
New Yorkers, Cast Your Vote Early at One of These Museums
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Brooklyn Museum, and other cultural institutions are open for early voting.
News
Ancient Maya City Discovered in Southeastern Mexico
Archaeologists derived the findings from data collected in 2013 as part of a forest-monitoring survey.
News
There’s a New Paranormal Museum in Town
The Rowtons’ Museum in Wales is part of a wider cultural movement to dive deeper into the histories of the supernatural and the spiritual.
Film
New Documentary Gives a Voice to Benin's Looted Treasures
Mati Diop's Dahomey centers on the repatriation of 26 stolen Beninese objects and how it could shape the African country’s future.
News
LA Artists Push Back Against Call to “Beautify” RV Encampment Sites
Dozens signed an open letter criticizing the project for failing to involve unhoused people and for seeking to “cover up … sites of trauma and loss.”
News
Whitney Museum Could Expand Into Historic Meat Market Next Door
A new development known as “Gansevoort Square” would include housing and around 45,000 square feet set aside for the Whitney and the High Line.
News
Neo-Nazi Tiki Torch “Monument” to Trump Emerges in DC
The apparently satirical artwork follows the appearance of a mysterious sculpture of a turd on Nancy Pelosi’s desk last week.
News
Studio Museum in Harlem Receives $10M From Ford Foundation
The gift will permanently endow the New York institution’s director and chief curator role, held by Thelma Golden for nearly two decades.