Features
A Glimpse Inside the Dizzying Psyche of Daniel Johnston
An exhibition features over 300 drawings by the late artist, whose maximalist creative output was his main form of resistance against his mental demons.
Pioneer Works
Art
American Artist’s Love Letter to Octavia E. Butler
What would it mean for the survival of the planet if we were to take seriously Black feminist visions of climate justice in which coexistence with nature is prioritized over environmental plunder?
Books
Indie Books and Holiday Miracles at Brooklyn’s Press Play Fair
The two-day event was a welcome cure to holiday-season fatigue, with accordion zines, rare books, and copper wire-bound short stories.
Art
How to Survive a Fall
Through visceral, corporeal gestures, Le’Andra LeSeur reconfigures trauma into a psychic site from which one can still bloom into something tender and fierce.
Art
Pioneer Works Reopens With Shows on Memory and Monuments
Works by Alejandro García Contreras and Le’Andra LeSeur are now on view at the Brooklyn arts space, up and running again after an eight-month closure.
Art
On Getting Things a Little Less Wrong
Climate Futurism suggests that the world’s civilizations must process lessons from its fraught colonialist histories to prepare for future ecological difficulties.
News
Pioneer Works Backs Out of Controversial Queens Development
Following a campaign by artists and anti-gentrification groups, the Brooklyn arts center is no longer endorsing the Astoria luxury tower project.
Art
An Artist's Embroideries Reflect the Complexity and Interconnectedness of Queer New York
What struck me most about LJ Robert's Carry You With Me is the way in which it depicts some of the complexity of queer New York.
Art
“The Bomb” Reimagines Discussions Around Nuclear Weapons
Filmmakers Smriti Keshari and Eric Schlosser call into question the very notions of “control” or “safety” when it comes to nuclear devices.
Film
The History of Atomic Warfare in a Sprawling Installation
Inspired by nuclear weapon control centers, the bomb at Pioneer Works begins with the first atom bomb tests and traces its story to the present day.
Announcement
Apply to the Pioneer Works Visual Arts, Technology, Music, and Narrative Arts Residency
Applications are open from September 2-30 and will be reviewed by a jury of Alumni Residents from each discipline and experts in their fields.
Art
The Transcendent Spirit of Haitian Contemporary Art
PÒTOPRENS is an exhibition about Haitian artists that rebels against stereotypes of Haitian art.