William Bache Extended Page Silhouette albumblack paper-coated silhouettes mounted on paper (all images scanned by Mark Gulezian/National Portrait Gallery, courtesy National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution) Long before influencers used front …
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Posted inSponsored The theatrical concert by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Suzan-Lori Parks chronicles the 2020 lockdown and the hope and perseverance that emerged from it. Playwright Suzan-Lori Parks (foreground) (photo by …
New York City The Metropolitan Museum of Art holds over 1,000 objects that once belonged to people who have been charged or convicted of crimes against antiquities, according to a …
Free The Nipple Brighton Annual Walk 2019, photo by Fiona Feej McNeilage (image courtesy of Free the Nipple Brighton) Free the Nipple is a movement of our time, embodying the …
When I first saw reproductions of Rose B. Simpson’s Mysterious Ceramic Guardians, I immediately wished I could see the actual objects. My wish was granted with his first exhibition in …
The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston closed on Saturday March 18 after word of a “guerrilla action” planned by Extinction Rebellion. The climate advocacy group alleged on Twitter that …
Lorraine O’Grady and Emily Jacir among 2023 American Academy of Arts honorees
Artists and activists Faith Ringgold, photographer and philanthropist Susan Unterberg and literary critic Helen Hennesy Vendler received the the highest honors from the American Academy of Arts and Letters for …
Maya Deren is a post-mortem biographer’s dream subject. Not only did the bohemian dancer, poet, photographer and filmmaker cross paths with an international who’s who of avant-garde artists, musicians and …
LOS ANGELES — In 2014, Jackie Amézquita was looking for her brother. He had recently arrived at the US southern border with his pregnant wife seeking asylum after being kidnapped …
The Silver Factory, established by the iconic artist Andy Warhol in 1964, was a hotbed of artistic experimentation and boundary-pushing creativity. Located in the heart of New York City’s bustling …