Over 220 Artists and Cultural Workers Decry Over-Policing of NYC Subways in Open Letter

The letter, penned by advocates from the organizations the Black School and the Laundromat Project, condemns the recent vote to spend nearly $250 million on the deployment of 500 additional MTA officers in the city’s subways.

Hakim Bishara

Event Pick

NYC Cultural Workers Consider What Museums Can Do for Immigrant Communities

A colloquium at the NYU Steinhardt School plumbs the potential of art institutions to make an impact on immigrant lives.

Valentina Di Liscia | Einstein Auditorium, Feb 28, 6:30-8:30

News

Rebekah Mercer, Funder of Climate Change Denial, No Longer On American Museum of Natural History Board

Mercer, a conservative megadonor and supporter of organizations backing climate change denial, has been “quietly removed” from the museum’s board of trustees, according to activist group Revolting Lesbians.

What Are the New York Public Library Lions Reading? The Great Gatsby and Beloved

As part of its 125th anniversary celebrations, NYPL has outfitted the marble lions that flank its main branch entrance with their very own copies of two books chosen from librarians’ 125 favorite titles.

The Artist Who Ate the Art Basel Banana Returns With a Surprisingly Sentimental Exhibition of His Own

For The Hungry Artist Exhibit, David Datuna invites us to reenact the “performance piece” in which he ate Maurizio Cattelan’s $120,000 banana artwork.

Prize at Armory Show Will Give 10K to a Woman Artist or Her Estate

The artists shortlisted for the prize, funded by French nonprofit AWARE, are Yuko Nasaka, Rina Banerjee, Aase Texmon Rygh, Alexis Smith, and June Edmonds.

Drawing Center Will Be Free Through 2023, Thanks to Cy Twombly Foundation Grant

On February 20, coinciding with the opening of its Curtis Talwst Santiago and Guo Fengyi exhibitions, guests can visit the center free of charge.

Reviews

Taking Appropriation Too Far

To manipulate the historical record, I would think, is to abandon the search for truth.

David Carrier | Petzel Gallery, through March 7

Juanita McNeely’s Paintings Bare Pain and Resilience In Equal Measure

Looking at McNeely’s work through the lens of pain is almost inevitable, but it was a feat of strength for McNeely to paint some of these canvases at all, as doctors insisted she would never work at such a scale again.