The Sacrifices of the Single-Mother Artist
In 1959, about 1% of American women were divorced; about 9% of children were raised by single mothers. Imagine how daring it was for three…
We’re All Pink on the Inside
On an unreasonably cold day in the formerly industrial part of Greenpoint that feels like the edge of the world, I pushed through the heavy…
New York City Art Shows We Love Right Now
Halloween is nearly upon us — and the work of Edward Gorey is at the Society of Illustrators to make sure it’s macabre. Although the…
Jewish Museum Reopens With Rare Works by Anish Kapoor
Anish Kapoor has spent a six-decade career exploring the universe’s voids, but this week, he was contemplating what it means to be Jewish. The British…
In the Shadow of Ruth Asawa
I’ve been thinking about Ruth Asawa’s shadows. They’re surprising, not shaped how you might expect: While one of her sinuous hanging basket sculptures might be…
Art in General, Nonprofit Champion of Early-Career Artists, Is Reopening
For nearly four decades, more than 2,000 artists flocked to the alternative nonprofit Art in General (AiG), whose accessible and diverse programming helped propel the…
Twenty Years of Life in Chinatown
Picture this: You are a set of clothes hangers strung out on a rooftop clothesline, placed there by a family trying to extend their supply…
At Storm King Art Center, a Multidisciplinary Team Reshapes the Arrival Sequence
First-time visitors to Storm King Art Center, the open-air museum on 500 sprawling acres in New York State’s Hudson Valley, might be completely unaware that…
Design Vanguard 2025: Almost Studio
Pinned to fiberboard walls are black-and-white photographs of such architectural curios as Frank Furness’s über-Victorian Provident Life & Trust Co. building, McKim, Mead & White’s…
20 Must-See Art Shows in New York City This Summer
Summer in the city is an Italian ice from a cart, lounging in the park with a book and a tallboy, taking the scenic route…
