At the Brooklyn Public Library, an exhibition on queer Finnish artist Tove Jansson’s beloved characters reminds visitors of all ages that justice and joy are within our grasp.
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10 Shows to See in Upstate New York This August
Daniel Giordano’s eccentric installations, Lynne Tobin’s indomitable linework, Brandon Thomas Brown’s masterful humanity, and more.
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New York City and Upstate Shows to See Right Now
Histories are at the heart of some of our favorite shows, from queer video art to the cultural and familial traditions invoked by Candida Alvarez and Thomas Holton.
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Twenty Years of Life in Chinatown
Thomas Holton photographed the Lam family for two decades, drawing attention not only to where but also how they live.
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Met Museum Trustee Among Victims of Midtown Manhattan Shooting
Wesley LePatner, who was elected to The Met’s board this year, was fatally shot by a gunman in Blackstone’s Park Avenue headquarters.
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A Glimpse Inside the Dizzying Psyche of Daniel Johnston
An exhibition features over 300 drawings by the late artist, whose maximalist creative output was his main form of resistance against his mental demons.
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Robert Rauschenberg’s Centenary Gets Major Guggenheim Show
One of several global events marking the late American artist’s centenary, Life Can’t Be Stopped will reunite over a dozen artworks at the Manhattan institution.
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Memory Becomes Form in the Art of Candida Alvarez
Abstraction and representation bleed into one another in the same way that memories momentarily coagulate into images before dissolving again.
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Video Art That Chases the Rainbow
Homage: Queer Lineages on Video is worth a visit for anyone to broaden their horizons of what queerness might mean, and to discover histories often left untold.
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Four New York City Art Shows to See Right Now
From Saya Woolfalk’s hyperrealism to Ben Shahn’s Social Realism, our favorite shows at the moment are all about building and improving worlds.
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The Queens Phone Repair Shop Meets the Museum
Umber Majeed’s work cuts deep for those who saw their diasporic culture meld queasily with early internet culture.
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Met Museum Announces Highest Attendance Numbers Since 2019
Two exhibitions alone accounted for more than half a million visitors in the last year.