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ARTIST STATEMENT
For Gio Swaby, Love is Liberation

The textile artist celebrates the multifaceted power of her chosen medium, finding softness and...

ART
Bridget Riley’s Galaxies of Uncanny Form

A new Morgan Library & Museum show illuminates the English abstract painter’s Op Art...

CULTURE
How Ladyfag Is Queering a New York City Bridge

The spectacular LadyLand festival returns on June 23—just in time for NYC Pride and, this time,...

ARTIST STATEMENT
ClownVamp Imagines a Cannon of Overtly Queer Impressionist Painting

The digital artist, whose recent exhibition, “Chester Charles: the Lost Grand Master,” was...

ART
Lisa Ross Resurrects Defaced Maoist Propaganda

In somewhat of a semiotic excavation, the Brooklyn-born artist painstakingly uncovers long-buried...

CULTURE CLUB
Sunshine and Hennessy Highballs at the Glass House’s Summer Party

On June 10, the Glass House held its annual Summer Party, drawing luminaries from the cultural...

ARTIST STATEMENT
Jason Seife Meticulously Recreates Persian Rugs

Each hand-painted canvas by the Miami local is a reflection of his Middle Eastern heritage,...

ART
The Brooklyn Museum’s “It’s Pablo-Matic” Is a Problem of Its Own

Hannah Gadsby’s hamfisted vamping on Pablo Picasso’s legacy has sparked biting takedowns and...

ART
Does Repatriating the Benin Bronzes Reward Slavery?

Western museums are mobilizing to return looted artifacts to Benin, but a last-minute power grab by

CULTURE CLUB
Smoky Weather Couldn’t Stop MoMA’s Packed Garden Benefit

On June 6, heavy hitters from New York City’s cultural sphere braved the smoky forecast and...

TECHNOLOGY
Can AI Replace Drag Queens?

Programmed by media artist Jake Elwes, “The Zizi Show” reveals how AI responds to “queering...

ARTIST STATEMENT
For Grant Czuj, Home Is a Political Site

The formerly incarcerated artist invests a new series of house-shaped canvases with emblems of his...

ART
A New Digital Arts Hub for Unabashed Queer Expression

In spite of a fraught political climate, MAD Arts is bursting onto Florida’s thriving creative...

ART
Artful New Beginnings for Brooklyn’s Infamous Batcave

The decommissioned power station, which earned its nickname after squatters threw underground raves

ART
How the Art World Is Honoring Ellsworth Kelly’s Centenary

A slate of major museum shows—and a generous widower—are honoring the centenary of late artist...