Dig into new and upcoming tomes on the long lineage of LGBTQ+ art, from Beauford Delaney’s bond with James Baldwin to iconic lesbian photographer JEB and Alice Austen.

The art of Marsha P. Johnson, Yoko Ono reappraised, Jack Whitten’s studio notebook, a fictional curator’s Greece trip goes awry, and more to read this season.

Among our favorite shows at the moment are ones that feature strong, talented women, like Patty Chang, Myrlande Constant, and Amy Sherald.

Sherald knits historic, cinematic, and literary references into many of her artworks, embedding their legacies into the distinct visual world she’s created.

The essays in Speculative Light explore the many ways in which Beauford Delaney, another queer Black man, revolutionized Baldwin’s cultural perspective and imagination.

Nick Cave leaves behind his Soundsuits, Ericka Beckman reimagines a fairy tale, American Artist explores the sci-fi world of Octavia E. Butler, and more.

Founded in 1969 by Nigel Jackson and Patricia Grey, Acts of Art exemplified the spirit of a subversive and consequential period in Black art history.

Rachel Spence succinctly explicates the power struggles that brought us to this point, though her insistence that the art ecosystem is at an all-time low left me unconvinced.

In God Made My Face, artists and critics reflect on seeing themselves through the late metamorphic writer’s work.

The late artist fiercely reckoned with the status quo, leaving the art world better than she found it through a rich legacy of Black feminist activism and artmaking.

A tenuous relationship exists in Weems’s work between glamour and guts; yet neither attribute suffers on behalf of the other.

This week, Metro Pictures officially closed, tributes to bell hooks, the Wayfair conspiracy, celebrity profiles, and more.

“A Fountain for Survivors” is a protective, pink cocoon in New York City’s busiest district.

According to the site, one in 26 secondary schools nationwide has a Native mascot.

The former panels, removed in 2017, featured images dedicated to Confederate Generals Stonewall Jackson and Robert E. Lee.

Your useful guide to the fairs and exhibitions of interest this week.

This week, reproductive rights in Texas, Hurricane Ida devastates New Orleans, deadly floods, and an alienated epidemiologist.

Also, controversy erupted after a Tiffany's ad featured a Basquiat painting, and more.

Also, a pro-Palestinian artwork was temporarily censored by the University of Manchester, and more.

This week, illegal COVID-19 boosters, the joys of flossing, a nonbinary medieval warrior, DIY cocktails in the Bay Area, and more.

Also, a Kusama sculpture was swept into the sea by a typhoon, and more.

This week, the real meaning of “carpe diem,” Kerry James Marshall gets the profile treatment, Andrew Cuomo’s network of protection, James Baldwin’s birthday, and more.

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This week, how queer sex lives have been reconfigured by the pandemic, dommes are convincing their subs to get vaccinated, carbon offsets are catching fire, and more.

Also, an impromptu performance at MoMA PS1 challenged the museum's representation of Latinx women, and more.

Also, protesters demanded the resignation of the Museum of Chinese in America's director, and more.

Also, activists accuse the Museum of Chinese in America of contributing to gentrification of New York's Chinatown, and more.

The boats were temporarily prohibited from the lagoon city during the pandemic.

Also, artist-activists from Extinction Rebellion were arrested at a protest against media corruption, and more.

Also, philanthropist MacKenzie Scott will distribute $2.7 billion to 286 organizations, and more.

Also, artists are raising funds to benefit a Bethlehem arts center raided by Israeli soldiers, and more.

Also, over 16,000 artists voiced solidarity with Palestine in a “Letter Against Apartheid,” and more.

Also, dozens of artists demanded the release of dissident Cuban artist Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara, and more.

In recent weeks, thousands have urged Canadian journalist organizations to reform their coverage of the Israel-Palestine conflict.

Also, activists crashed the British Museum’s reopening weekend to protest Big Oil sponsorship, and more.

Also, researchers say that ancient cave paintings are deteriorating due to climate change, and more.

Also, Palestinian actress Maisa Abd Elhadi was shot by Israeli police during a protest, and more.

Also, check out this tribute to NYC’s beloved bodega cats, and more.

Also, PAIN activists say they were followed by PIs hired by the Sacklers, and more.

Cultural organizations had previously been allowed to operate at a 25% maximum.

Whale done! The museum will operate as a vaccination site starting April 23.

Also, a survey by the American Alliance of Museums revealed the toll of the pandemic on museum workers’ mental health, and more.

Also, Philly activists plan a protest at the Penn Museum to demand the repatriation of the stolen skulls of enslaved people, and more.

Also, LA displaced unhoused community members from Echo Park, leaving behind a community art-led garden, and more.

The directors will duke out the juiciest drama of the cultural sector in one Manhattan apartment.

After hundreds of artists called for his removal, the financier will not bid for re-election but will remain on the board.

Also, over 600 part-time faculty at the New School in New York City have signed a petition denouncing “skyrocketing healthcare costs," and more.

Also, artists withdrew from an MCA Chicago exhibition in solidarity with laid-off workers, and more.

Also, activists painted a mural of the names of femicide victims outside of Mexico's presidential palace, and more.