Tag: artists
LIC Artists Pledge to Resist Amazon Art Washing
Cuomo, de Blasio and Amazon betrayed the cultural communities of Queens. An artist collective says no.
Jack Whitten’s Sculptures Are a Revelation
At the Met Breuer, he remixes materials and cultural influences into a gorgeous, very personal body of work.
Any Artist Would Be More Qualified Than Heather Nauert
For US Ambassador to the UN, that is. Let's get more artists into the Foreign Service.
Trigger Warnings at the Theater: Should This Be a Thing?
Isn't the whole idea of art to trigger something emotional?
Impressionist Berthe Morisot Finally Gets Her Day
Recentering an intrepid Impressionist as equal to Monet and Renoir.
13 CFR Writers Tell Why They’ll Vote Nov. 6: What About...
Each writer was allotted just 18 words. Which 18 words would you use?
Black Power Art Raises a Fist at the Brooklyn Museum
“Soul of a Nation” takes a breathtaking look at the political and aesthetic work of Black Power artists.
Taking Notice of AFTA’s Arts + Social Impact Explorer
Artists drive social change? How do you measure it? Here's a new tool from Americans for the Arts.
Feeling Wins Elections. Feeling Wins Arts Audiences, Too.
The power of emotion goes beyond the voting booth. You'll also find it at the box office.
Sculptor Ruth Asawa Wires the World
An artist, educator and activist whose legacy is nothing less than a redefinition of sculpture.
Athens Burns Bright: Cultural Industry Tour Set For 2019
US arts producers can now rediscover Greece -- post-crisis, and very much on the rise.
Masculinity, Identity and My Grandfather’s Rough Hands
"At some point, I'm going to have to decide when and how I want to stop being angry."
Fundraising for the Arts: What’s Broken, How We Fix It
Who is likely to make a significant impact? Let's give them a first-class experience.
Look at the Activist Artists Who Actually Walk the Talk
Now is the time to get political. Some of us are already doing that. Brilliantly.
Artist Promotion? Data Scam? My Trip With VoyageChicago
Promoting artists sounds great -- until you think they're aggregating your personal information.
The Dry History of Arts Funding As Juicy Downtown Theater
"One is never going to get all of America on board with any one issue -- let alone the public funding of arts."
Why ‘RBG’ (Film and Notorious!) Is Calling Artists to Action
Forget the "quiet resistance." Artists must be an emphatic, self-assured group that won't be silenced.
Casanova, the Museum Exhibit? Casa-I-Don’t-Think-So
Curators, I propose a new kind of exhibit for your museum. (Hint: it doesn't honor the womanzier!)
Yinka Shonibare MBE’s ‘Wind Sculpture’ Is Disappointing Public Art
A bloodless public sculpture doesn't adequately address the bloody themes it claims to.
The 1918 Flu Pandemic, the Wisdom of Poets, and Trump
Catharine Arnold's "Pandemic 1918" prompts thoughts of mortality and the need for an examined life.