The institution said that “a future and updated exhibit will include all impeachments,” but the timing of the alteration has raised questions.
Homeland Security’s Genocidal Aesthetics
By posting paintings like “American Progress,” the DHS signals its white supremacist beliefs.
Opportunities in August 2025
Residencies, fellowships, grants, and open calls from Foundwork, the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, Princeton University, and more in our monthly list of opportunities for artists, writers, and art workers.
Raymond Saunders, Who Made the Color Black His Own, Dies at 90
The Bay Area artist integrated chalk notation and assemblage on his idiosyncratic blackboard surfaces, plumbing the depths of lived experience and racial identity.
Required Reading
This week: a new museum of Chumash history and culture, Sally Ride gets the doc she deserves, the future of fireflies, the beauty of “ugly” Instagram cakes, and much more.
A View From the Easel
“I like renting short-term studios in shared spaces — it makes me feel free.”
How the Moomins Showed Us a More Compassionate World
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.
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.
Man Dies in Whitney Museum Fall
The 34-year-old was found on the sidewalk outside the museum after “falling from an elevated position,” according to police.
How My Museum’s Celebration of America’s 250th Birthday Got Complicated
At the New York Historical, our virtual wish wall for the nation’s anniversary faced unexpected political challenges.
The Berlin Biennale’s Complicit Silence
It fails to directly address the German state’s repression of pro-Palestine expression, even as many of its works model “safer” forms of resistance.
Anti-Gentrification Protest Targets Mexico City Contemporary Art Museum
A number of cultural figures decried the actions of the demonstrators, who graffitied and smashed the glass facade of the Museo Universitario Arte Contemporáneo.