Institutions across the United States are collecting birthday wishes for the nation’s 250th anniversary. They paint a picture of a divided but desperately hopeful country.
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Revealing the Secrets Within a Hulking Tony Smith Sculpture
Freshly installed at the new LACMA building ahead of the museum’s spring reopening, the massive artwork resembling an abstract spider offers a link to the past.
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Tracing Queer History Through NYC’s Public Parks
The green spaces that served as a refuge for historically oppressed LGBTQ+ groups are at the center of contemporary campaigns to memorialize the movement.
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Photographs Capture Two Very Different NYC Pride Celebrations
You can usually find me underground for my Subway Hands project. I ascended to document the NYC Pride and Queer Liberation marches — a study in contrasts.
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New York City’s Dyke March Mobilizes Against Fascism
In an organized response to ongoing violence, the 33rd annual event adopted an explicitly anti-war, anti-Trump, and anti-Zionist tone.
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How New York City Got Its First Pride March
What started as a response to the 1969 Stonewall Uprising has evolved and expanded, taking on an added urgency amid Trump’s ongoing attacks on LGBTQ+ people.
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Mamdani Memes Remind Us Good Things Can Still Happen
New Yorkers are celebrating the mayoral candidate’s establishment defeat and using humor to subvert racist commentary.
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The Enduring Legacy of ’80s Harlem Drag Balls
More than three decades since Paris Is Burning put the underground scene on a world stage, ball culture remains a haven for the queer community.
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When NYC’s Piers Were a Sanctuary for Gay Gathering
In the 1960s, amid the shipping industry’s decline, the empty piers became a site for cruising and creativity for gay men in particular.
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30 NYC Monuments of Black Americans You Should Know
From Harriet Tubman to Duke Ellington, the city boasts a wealth of public art honoring Black individuals, the subject of a timely new book.
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The Queer History of Central Park’s Bethesda Fountain
Artist Emma Stebbins may have modeled her 1873 bronze angel for the popular landmark after her partner, actor Charlotte Cushman.
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Kinetic Artist Susumu Shingu’s Gentle Message for the World
A new exhibition at the Japan Society in NYC will center the sculptor’s animated artworks, maquettes, and inspiring sense of gratitude for the miracle of being alive.