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fromArtforum
17 hours ago

Schlock Jock: Joshua Citarella at the Whitney Biennial

Doomscroll podcast's live tapings at the Whitney reflect changing museum priorities and the evolving relationship between art and digital discourse.
Arts
fromMission Local
3 hours ago

Blood, mud and a cobweb create ache of heartbreak at Asian Art Museum

Chiharu Shiota's exhibition explores themes of personal loss and connection through intricate art pieces made from blood, mud, and yarn.
#romantic-comedy
fromVulture
20 hours ago
Film

The Drama Is Too Cowardly to Commit to Its Provocative Premise

The film presents a dark romantic comedy featuring complex characters and a central premise that challenges audience expectations.
fromThe New Yorker
1 day ago
Film

"The Drama" Struggles to Justify Its Combustible Premise

Charlie and Emma navigate their relationship's challenges through humor and the concept of starting over.
Film
fromVulture
20 hours ago

The Drama Is Too Cowardly to Commit to Its Provocative Premise

The film presents a dark romantic comedy featuring complex characters and a central premise that challenges audience expectations.
Film
fromThe New Yorker
1 day ago

"The Drama" Struggles to Justify Its Combustible Premise

Charlie and Emma navigate their relationship's challenges through humor and the concept of starting over.
Brooklyn
fromBrooklyn Paper
1 day ago

Arts Gowanus unveils packed 2026 season, from Venice-themed gala to Pride art show * Brooklyn Paper

Arts Gowanus announces a busy 2026 lineup with various events, including the Patterns Gala and a major outdoor exhibition for Brooklyn Pride.
#architecture
SOMA, SF
fromArchitectural Digest
1 day ago

Inside the New Museum's Long-Awaited Addition, Designed by OMA

OMA designed a glass-covered tower that integrates with an older building, featuring a complex atrium and stairway, creating a unique architectural experience.
Design
fromArchDaily
2 days ago

Unbearable Lightness of Being Installation / Saiqa Iqbal Meghna and Suvro Sovon Chowdhury

The Unbearable Lightness of Being is a lightweight architectural installation that creates adaptable gathering spaces in Dhaka's urban environment.
SOMA, SF
fromArchitectural Digest
1 day ago

Inside the New Museum's Long-Awaited Addition, Designed by OMA

OMA designed a glass-covered tower that integrates with an older building, featuring a complex atrium and stairway, creating a unique architectural experience.
Design
fromArchDaily
2 days ago

Unbearable Lightness of Being Installation / Saiqa Iqbal Meghna and Suvro Sovon Chowdhury

The Unbearable Lightness of Being is a lightweight architectural installation that creates adaptable gathering spaces in Dhaka's urban environment.
Mission District
fromsfist.com
22 hours ago

Friends Who Bought Dirt Alley' Are Looking For 1,280 People to Help Transform It Into Public Art

A public art project will transform a barren alley in San Francisco's Sunset District into a 1,280-piece art quilt.
fromHi-Fructose Magazine - The New Contemporary Art Magazine
1 day ago

Kyle Cobban Draws From The Unknown - Hi-Fructose Magazine

"It's an amalgamation of the Chicago neighborhood aesthetic with a Bulls fan, quite literally. It's kind of on the nose, but that's how I juxtapose the elements of my work, with the structure of a home and then a figure who is around or in the home."
Chicago Bulls
#photography
Photography
fromThe Nation
2 days ago

Alejandro Cartagena's Mexico in Flux

Photographs capture the transformation of landscapes and suburban growth, reflecting themes of isolation and environmental change.
Photography
fromAnOther
2 days ago

The Corporeal, Bizarre Photography of Torbjrn Rdland

Torbjørn Rødland's new exhibition features a shift towards simpler photographic styles, emphasizing suggested features and everyday observations.
London music
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 days ago

Curated chaos': Danny Boyle on the pop culture spectacular' he's bringing to London's Southbank Centre

Danny Boyle's 'You Are Here' celebrates 75 years of youth culture with a one-day immersive event featuring 1,000 performers at London's Southbank Centre.
Media industry
fromArtforum
3 days ago

Dialogues and Dreams

Artforum evolved to foster international dialogue and promote substantive commentary in response to contemporary challenges in the arts ecosystem.
NYC music
fromThe Washington Post
2 days ago

Opinion | What's that mysterious sound in Times Square? Look down.

Max Neuhaus created 'Times Square,' a sound sculpture that blends urban noise with art, designed to be experienced without any visible markers.
fromBBC
2 days ago

More than the Score - David Bellion gets creative in Paris - BBC Sounds

David Bellion spent over a decade in top-flight football, playing for clubs like Manchester United and Sunderland, before becoming Red Star FC's creative director, focusing on brand development and cultural connections.
English Premier League
NYC LGBT
fromwww.amny.com
3 days ago

Indelible' voices: How the NYC trans community is fighting erasure from a Lower East Side stage | amNewYork

Indelible is a forum for trans people to share their stories and foster understanding.
History
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 days ago

How can you forget me': show details Filipino Americans' rich history

The exhibition showcases the lives and stories of Filipino migrants, emphasizing their humanity beyond labor history.
#art-exhibitions
Berlin
fromArtforum
3 days ago

Bettina's Obsessive Geometries: The Search for a Fourth Dimension

Bettina's artistic journey includes innovative photography and sculptures, showcasing organic forms and a retreat from public life as her productivity increased.
New York City
fromWIRED
4 days ago

In a Big Reversal, Zohran Mamdani Tells NYC Agencies to Use TikTok

New York City agencies can now use TikTok for communication, reversing a previous ban due to security concerns.
Music production
fromPitchfork
5 days ago

Nobody's Chosen: An Interview With Sideshow

Sideshow's album TIGRAY FUNK addresses societal issues through personal experiences and a unique musical fusion of G-funk and Ethiopian influences.
fromThe New Yorker
5 days ago

Victoria Tentler-Krylov's "Parallel Lives"

"Most people don't stop to observe the crews' work or the infrastructure they uncover," Tentler-Krylov said. "But these unseen things keep the city going."
London
Arts
fromHyperallergic
1 day ago

Required Reading

Calida Rawles' art explores the duality of water as both healing and destructive within the Black diaspora's history.
#zendaya
Film
fromThe New Yorker
18 hours ago

The Drama Surrounding "The Drama"

Fans gathered for the New York premiere of 'The Drama' starring Zendaya and Robert Pattinson, showcasing excitement and anticipation despite the cold weather.
Film
fromVulture
3 days ago

Critics Aren't Sure Whether to Marry The Drama

Zendaya's performance in the controversial film is widely praised, while critics are divided on the film's originality and execution.
Film
fromThe New Yorker
18 hours ago

The Drama Surrounding "The Drama"

Fans gathered for the New York premiere of 'The Drama' starring Zendaya and Robert Pattinson, showcasing excitement and anticipation despite the cold weather.
Film
fromVulture
3 days ago

Critics Aren't Sure Whether to Marry The Drama

Zendaya's performance in the controversial film is widely praised, while critics are divided on the film's originality and execution.
Brooklyn
fromBrooklyn Paper
1 day ago

Late-night laughs: Stand-up comedy returns to Williamsburg's Kellogg's Diner after yearlong hiatus * Brooklyn Paper

Kellogg's Diner in Williamsburg offers late-night stand-up comedy, combining food and entertainment in a unique after-hours setting.
Mission District
fromFuncheap
2 days ago

Free Admission Day at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts (YBCA)

YBCA serves as a cultural anchor in San Francisco, focusing on contemporary art, performance, and community engagement.
London music
fromBrooklynVegan
3 days ago

Low's Alan Sparhawk announces Knockdown Center show with Circuit des Yeux & Polica

Alan Sparhawk of Low has upcoming shows, including a headlining date in NYC on June 18 with Circuit des Yeux and Poliça.
NYC music
fromGothamist
3 days ago

How 'American Psycho' inspired a new theater opening in Bushwick

A new cultural venue, The Empyrean Club, is set to open in Bushwick, inspired by the musical 'American Psycho'.
NYC LGBT
fromArtforum
4 days ago

Agosto Machado, Whose Shrines Immortalized a Lost NYC Underground, Is Dead

Agosto Machado, a performance artist and activist, died on March 21, known for his shrines honoring those lost to the AIDS crisis.
#brooklyn-museum
fromBrooklyn Paper
1 day ago
Brooklyn

From happy hours to orchestra concerts, Brooklyn Museum unveils April lineup of community programming * Brooklyn Paper

fromBrooklyn Paper
1 day ago
Brooklyn

From happy hours to orchestra concerts, Brooklyn Museum unveils April lineup of community programming * Brooklyn Paper

Arts
fromHyperallergic
4 days ago

Brooklyn Museum's Africa Collection to Get a Brand New Space

The Brooklyn Museum is developing a $13 million permanent exhibition space for its Arts of Africa collection to connect North African art with the continent's legacy.
Arts
fromObserver
1 week ago

Robert Wiesenberger On Thinking Relationally and Brooklyn's Art World Ambitions

Robert Wiesenberger joins the Brooklyn Museum as Senior Curator of Contemporary Art, aiming to enhance its collection and address contemporary issues.
Photography
fromColossal
3 days ago

Street Artists Take On Monumental Infrastructure in 'Impossible' Photos

Joseph Ford's Impossible Street Art series combines photography and street art to engage with monumental infrastructure and energy production sites.
NYC music
fromwww.amny.com
2 days ago

From Brooklyn to the stage: Timi Dre brings a global sound to SOB's | amNewYork

Timi Dre blends Afrobeats, Konpa, and R&B, creating a unique sound reflective of New York's cultural diversity and energy.
London music
fromConsequence
4 days ago

David Byrne Performs "When We Are Singing," Explains Using ICE Footage in Concerts on Colbert: Watch

David Byrne emphasizes colorful live shows and addresses serious themes through performance and visuals.
Brooklyn
fromBrownstoner
2 days ago

Brooklyn Creative Reuse Opens at Industry City

Brooklyn Creative Reuse provides affordable art materials and creative classes while promoting sustainability by keeping art supplies out of landfills.
Arts
fromArtnet News
21 hours ago

David Nott Brings Textured Abstraction to the Screen with LG Gallery+

David Nott's textile works blend sculpture, design, and craft, with his 'Color Riddle' series emphasizing color, shape, and texture.
Arts
fromHyperallergic
1 day ago

15 Shows to See in New York City This April

New York's art scene thrives on experimental exhibitions in smaller venues, showcasing diverse and innovative works that challenge conventional narratives.
Arts
fromHyperallergic
19 hours ago

Salvador Dali's Frustrating Vision of the Divine

Dalí's 'Nuclear Mysticism' prioritizes metaphysical themes over rich experiences, exemplified by his painting 'Christ of Saint John of the Cross'.
Arts
fromArtnet News
1 day ago

Performance Artist Crackhead Barney Moves From the Streets to the Stage: 'Art Should Be Going Insane'

Crackhead Barney is a performance artist known for her viral heckling of protestors and celebrities, significantly impacting NYC's political landscape.
Arts
fromHyperallergic
1 day ago

Art Movements: Frieze Partners With ... the Whitney?

Frieze partners with NYC institutions for performances and exhibitions, while Patsy Phillips retires after a significant career in Native American arts.
Arts
fromwww.amny.com
2 days ago

Grimanesa Amoros and the architecture of illumination

Light is a powerful force in art, transcending culture and language, and is essential to understanding perception and truth.
Arts
fromBerlin Art Link
1 day ago

Review of Group Show Anahita Sadighi Gallery | Berlin Art Link

The exhibition 'Let Us Believe in the Dawn of Spring' celebrates renewal through diverse artistic expressions coinciding with the Persian New Year.
fromHyperallergic
2 days ago

The Art World Is a Joke

Kamrooz Aram is everywhere this year, from Mumbai Art Week to the Whitney Biennial, and critic Aruna D'Souza is grateful. She pens a beautiful meditation on his work, reading his abstract paintings as not simply a denunciation of Western modernism nor a reassertion of Islamic visual motifs, but something else entirely - something gestural, exuberant, riotous, and incomparably his own.
Arts
Arts
fromHyperallergic
1 day ago

An Artist Embraces the Metaphorical Cracks of Matzah

Emily Drew Miller's art reflects the disconnection felt among Jewish people through her matzah-inspired prints.
#art
Arts
fromwww.amny.com
2 days ago

In praise of upheaval: Women, art, and the refusal of stillness | amNewYork

Art emerges from upheaval, reflecting change as an inherent female quality and rejecting imposed stillness.
Arts
fromIrish Independent
3 days ago

'You have to step in and experience it' - artists on the rise of AI-generated art and the 'essential' gallery visit

Miriam Fitzgerald Juskova's exhibit combines paper quilling with mathematics, showcasing intricate art that engages viewers and emphasizes the value of handmade creations.
fromJuxtapoz
4 days ago

Juxtapoz Magazine - Last Days to See Kate Meissner's New Paintings @ Lyles & King's Project Space, NYC

"These works are an exploration of the human body's elasticity and capacity to metamorphose. Informed by my own experience of pregnancy and the birth of my first child last year, these paintings are a meditation on physiological transformation and the body's underlying animalistic and mammalian nature."
Arts
Arts
fromHyperallergic
2 days ago

Opportunities in April 2026

Monthly opportunities for artists include residencies, fellowships, grants, and open calls from various organizations.
#melvin-edwards
Arts
fromArtforum
2 days ago

Melvin Edwards, Sculptor of Searing "Lynch Fragments," Dies at 88

Melvin Edwards, a sculptor known for exploring racial violence and Black experiences, passed away at 88, leaving a legacy of impactful art.
Arts
fromArtforum
2 days ago

Melvin Edwards, Sculptor of Searing "Lynch Fragments," Dies at 88

Melvin Edwards, a sculptor known for exploring racial violence and Black experiences, passed away at 88, leaving a legacy of impactful art.
Arts
fromGothamist
4 days ago

A one-man psychedelic art empire thrives in Brooklyn

Alex Aliume's Brooklyn studio attracts thousands of visitors with his unique glow-in-the-dark art and immersive experiences.
Arts
fromArtnet News
2 days ago

Prints and Multiples Are Great Entry Points for New Collectors-For Now

Prints and multiples are experiencing a market transformation with rising entry-level prices and a shift towards historically significant works.
Arts
fromArtnet News
3 days ago

Rare Rauschenberg Experimental Dance Revived at Brooklyn Roller Rink

The Trisha Brown Dance Company is reviving Robert Rauschenberg's 1963 dance 'Pelican' for the first time in 60 years at a Brooklyn event.
Arts
fromHyperallergic
2 days ago

Summer Marathons in Painting and Drawing at the New York Studio School

The New York Studio School's Marathon program offers a transformative two-week intensive in drawing and painting, available online and in-person.
Arts
fromHyperallergic
2 days ago

The Best April Fools' Jokes in the Art World This Year

April Fools' Day inspires creative and humorous pranks across arts and humanities, showcasing institutions' ability to engage in lighthearted satire.
Arts
fromThe New Yorker
4 days ago

The New Museum Returns, but Humans Are Left Behind

The exhibition explores humanity's struggle against technology through diverse multimedia installations and thought-provoking artworks.
#maurizio-cattelan
Arts
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 days ago

Calling all sinners: for his latest work, artist Maurizio Cattelan wants people to confess

Maurizio Cattelan invites global callers to confess sins via a hotline, culminating in a livestreamed event where he offers symbolic absolution.
Arts
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 days ago

Calling all sinners: for his latest work, artist Maurizio Cattelan wants people to confess

Maurizio Cattelan invites global callers to confess sins via a hotline, culminating in a livestreamed event where he offers symbolic absolution.
Arts
fromHyperallergic
2 days ago

Remembering Glen Baxter, Pat Steir, Melvin Edwards

This week honors an absurdist cartoonist, a feminist artist, and a sculptor addressing violence in the US.
Arts
fromTime Out New York
2 days ago

Neon pink birds take flight over Prospect Park in this fabulous new installation

A new kinetic sculpture by Risha Gorig features neon birds in Prospect Park, symbolizing migration and the search for stability.
Arts
fromHyperallergic
2 days ago

Kamrooz Aram Breaks Down the Grid

Kamrooz Aram's art challenges the binary of Western modernism and non-Western decoration by loosening the grid's constraints.
Arts
fromArtforum
3 days ago

Can the Biennial Serve a City, or Just "Big Art"?

Regional juried exhibitions have evolved, with new triennials emerging to address local artmaking and economic growth, but face challenges in meeting diverse expectations.
Arts
fromJuxtapoz
5 days ago

Juxtapoz Magazine - Nat Meade's "Franklin" @ HESSE FLATOW, NYC

Nat Meade's exhibition 'Franklin' explores life's struggles and triumphs through figurative works reflecting personal experiences and themes of vulnerability and renewal.
fromHyperallergic
5 days ago

Mondays at Pratt Institute: Weekly Openings of Work by Graduating Artists

Pratt Shows is an annual series of public exhibitions and presentations by the Institute's graduating class, representing years of research, exploration, and creative inquiry.
Arts
Arts
fromVogue
4 days ago

In Tribeca, a Pillar of Cape Town's Artistic Community Finds New Ground

Southern Guild opens a new gallery in Tribeca, New York, after learning from its previous Los Angeles location, emphasizing fresh energy and confidence.
Arts
fromColossal
4 days ago

Semiprecious Stones Coat Kathleen Ryan's Oversized Sculptures of Rotting Food

Mold inspires Kathleen Ryan's sculptures, using materials to reflect decay and hidden beauty in oversized food representations.
fromColossal
4 days ago

April 2026 Opportunities: Open Calls, Residencies, and Grants for Artists

The 6th edition of Earth 2026 juried awards invites artists worldwide to explore and express the power, beauty, and resilience of our wounded planet as we approach World Earth Day.
Arts
Arts
fromArtforum
1 week ago

What's Old Is New Again: Surrealists and Robots at the Newer New Museum

The New Museum's grand reopening featured a thematic exhibition exploring utopian and dystopian societies, showcasing historical works alongside contemporary art.
Arts
fromHyperallergic
1 week ago

Required Reading

Art conservation and fiction writing share a common goal of revealing and preserving layers of history and storytelling.
#whitney-biennial
Arts
fromJuxtapoz
2 weeks ago

Juxtapoz Magazine - Vignettes & Mutations: Eric White @ GRIMM Gallery, NYC

Eric White's exhibition 'Vignettes & Mutations' reinterprets past works, creating a refracted retrospective that connects earlier ideas with contemporary compositions.
fromHyperallergic
2 weeks ago

New Ways of Seeing at the Outsider Art Fair

The Outsider Art Fair has enriched New York City's art world since its inception in 1993, presenting eclectic and idiosyncratic artists who challenge traditional fine art hierarchies.
Arts
Arts
fromArtnet News
2 weeks ago

'New Humans' and the Strange End of Contemporary Art as We Know It | Artnet News

The 'New Humans' exhibition at the New Museum suggests contemporary art's project may be concluding, focusing broadly on future visions and modernist traditions rather than engaging with current technological anxieties.
fromHyperallergic
2 weeks ago

What Do We Really Think of the New New Museum?

The new New Museum is many things: contemporary, perhaps, but also a science, history, anthropology, and many other museums in one. It echoes the desire of its patron class to own the world and its affiliated courtier class to deliver it to them on a silver platter, or encased in perforated metal, in this case.
Arts
Arts
fromHyperallergic
2 weeks ago

We Have Thoughts About the New Museum

The New Museum in Manhattan reopened after a four-year, $82 million expansion that doubled its exhibition space, with the inaugural exhibition exploring themes of humanity and memory.
Arts
fromHyperallergic
2 weeks ago

The New New Museum

The New Museum reopens this week with an inaugural exhibition exploring humanity during technological change, alongside exhibitions on saris, Gainsborough, Carol Bove, and experimental art in Brooklyn.
Arts
fromHyperallergic
3 weeks ago

Required Reading

Women's strikes, graffiti activism, and museum repatriation efforts represent diverse forms of contemporary protest and cultural reckoning across multiple global contexts.
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