Basel Abbas and Ruanne Abou-Rahme Refuse to Forget
As the US government expunges identities through words and names, the artists’ online archive of videos proposes that holding onto these moments is a powerful political act.
Brooklyn Museum Pauses Layoffs, But Workers Not Out of the Woods
A city funding increase and voluntary buyouts for nearly 30 staffers mean the institution will hold off on further cuts, for now.
Mondays at Pratt Institute: Weekly Openings of Work by Graduating Artists
Free and open to the public, Pratt Shows celebrate the school’s graduating students. MFA and BFA work is on view this spring in Brooklyn, New York.
No Other Land Co-Director Reportedly Taken by Israeli Forces
Palestinian filmmaker Hamdan Ballal’s whereabouts are unknown after he was beaten by Israeli settlers and taken by soldiers, says co-director Yuval Abraham.
New British Museum Trustee Opposed to Returning Parthenon Marbles to Greece
Dr. Tiffany Jenkins has argued that museums aren’t obligated to fulfill repatriation claims.
Forgotten Work at French Museum Attributed to Renaissance Painter Lavinia Fontana
Fontana was one of the foremost female painters of the Italian Renaissance.
Remembering the Generosity and Mentorship of Lorraine O’Grady
Artist Chloë Bass recalls lessons learned from the heady conceptualist and performer.
How Yoko Ono Met John Lennon at a Solo Exhibition in 1966
The two understood each other’s particular senses of humor very quickly.
Traverse Hieronymus Bosch’s ‘The Garden of Earthly Delights’ with Smarthistory
Take a tour through one of the art history’s most alluring and confounding masterpieces.
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Marie Farrington “Diagonal Acts” at Kunstverein Aughrim
“Diagonal Acts” is an ambitious new multi-platform project by Marie Farrington spanning 2025. Beginning at Kunstverein Aughrim in Spring 2025, and supported by the Arts Council of Ireland, the project continues with public workshops at Temple Bar Gallery + Studios, Dublin, and exhibitions at The Dock, Carrick-on-Shannon and Commonage Projects, London. “Diagonal Acts” arises from