2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (359+ words) With an emphasis on job security after abrupt layoffs last year, negotiations for the second contract have been ongoing since December. As negotiations for the second contract with the Guggenheim Museum in New York City enter their sixth month, unionized…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago   (311+ words) Millions of residents across New York State are now eligible for the "Explorer" program, which offers perks like streamlined entry and special previews. As of today, June 2, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) has expanded to include cultural nourishment for…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (110+ words) Left: Martha Cooper, "La Freeda, Jevette, Towana, and Staice recreating the Double Dutch mural of themselves installed on their apartment building on Banana Kelly Street" (1982); right: Martha Cooper, "Futura 2000" (1983 Installation views of Martha Cooper: Streetwise Martha Cooper: Streetwise continues at…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago   (735+ words) The show, New York's only art fair dedicated to contemporary Asian art, featured uniquely tender subversions of this year’s topical theme. After a day of Googling why my back hurt (sedentary computer lifestyle, inflamed SI joint), it only made sense…...

3+ mon, 4+ week ago   (724+ words) There was plenty to dazzle the patrons of the Nouveau Gilded Age at this year’s edition of the Park Avenue Armory fair. How do the wealthy choose their art these days? Do they adorn their walls with the masterworks of…...

3+ mon, 4+ week ago   (121+ words) Though smaller than previous editions, the contemporary African art fair draws our attention to works that are tactile, surprising, and alive with material expression. Graduate student work representing 19 advanced degree programs will be on view online and in person at…...

3+ mon, 4+ week ago   (419+ words) In a sea of zany little sculptures and assemblages, shiny stuff™, abstracted horniness, and kitschy vibrancy, there were works I did enjoy. It's a sweeping overstatement, I know, but it's just that there were trends and tropes everywhere I turned....

4+ mon, 4+ day ago   (197+ words) This year’s edition of the annual Printed Matter show unearths and remixes historical media, collapsing time and giving the past new relevance. Artist-run press Armenian Creatives also engaged with diasporic threads, focusing on translation as a form of cultural resistance....

4+ mon, 1+ week ago   (542+ words) Conductor Art fair at Powerhouse Arts seeks to represent the underrepresented, with some notable overlap with next week’s Venice Biennale. Exhibitor booths started at $2,500 for nonprofits and $3,500 for artist-run collectives and spaces, topping out at $12,500 for the largest booth. Self-representing…...

5+ mon, 3+ week ago   (383+ words) From April 30 to May 3, discover 27 galleries and 17 special projects spotlighting artists from across the world at Powerhouse Arts in Brooklyn. This spring, Powerhouse Arts presents the inaugural edition of CONDUCTOR: Art Fair of the Global Majority, a new international art…...