The First Black Presidential Couple in the National Portrait Gallery—and the First Black Presidential Portrait Artists The First Black Presidential Couple in the National Portrait Gallery—and the First Black Presidential Portrait Artists
Rujeko Hockley, an assistant curator at the Whitney, reflects on the importance of the works by Kehinde Wiley and Amy Sherald.
Feb 13, 2018 / Collier Meyerson
Margins and the Mainstream at the New Museum’s ‘Trigger’ Margins and the Mainstream at the New Museum’s ‘Trigger’
As something that confutes the distinction between fact and fiction, gender is fundamentally congruent with art and aesthetics.
Jan 26, 2018 / Books & the Arts / Barry Schwabsky
Between What Is and What Could Be Between What Is and What Could Be
A bold exhibit delivers the message that there can be much power in the decision, and autonomy in the will, to be an abstract artist in America.
Jan 8, 2018 / Erica Rawles
Before Romare Bearden’s Collages Before Romare Bearden’s Collages
The painter’s little-known abstract period was not an end, but a method of discovery.
Dec 21, 2017 / Books & the Arts / Barry Schwabsky
What We Can Learn From Art Painted Inside Guantánamo What We Can Learn From Art Painted Inside Guantánamo
A New York exhibition gives a rare glimpse into America’s most controversial prison.
Dec 4, 2017 / Erin L. Thompson
What Does It Mean to Remember AIDS? What Does It Mean to Remember AIDS?
We’ve seen a flood of retrospective projects about AIDS—from books to dance to architecture and art. But who is being remembered? And why?
Nov 30, 2017 / Alisa Solomon
Dana Schutz, After the Whitney Biennial Dana Schutz, After the Whitney Biennial
A recent show of Schutz's work sheds light on a facet of her art that connects Open Casket to the rest of her paintings.
Nov 17, 2017 / Books & the Arts / Barry Schwabsky
Pieces of Vivian Maier Pieces of Vivian Maier
The mysterious photographer left behind so much and, at the same time, so little.
Nov 6, 2017 / Jillian Steinhauer
Is This What We Stand For? Is This What We Stand For?
ignore this…
Oct 5, 2017 / OppArt / Stephen Kroninger
Hélio Oiticica’s Place for People Hélio Oiticica’s Place for People
The Brazilian artist’s manipulations of color and space became a way for him to challenge society’s inequalities.
Sep 29, 2017 / Miguel Salazar