The Work of Artists Is Not Play
Art workers need to be remunerated in order to survive.
Category: Culture
Marisol: Sculptures and Works on Paper at El Museo del Barrio
Marisol said, “I’ve always wanted to be free in my life and art. It’s as important to me as truth.”
Egon Schiele: Portraits at Neue Galerie
By the age of twenty, Schiele had found his voice and personal style.
Crossing Brooklyn: Art from Bushwick, Bed-Stuy, and Beyond
The Brooklyn Museum prides itself on being in touch with the borough’s wide-ranging neighborhoods.
A Conversation with Derrick Adams
The need for an ongoing “dual identity,” as a means of survival for the adult black male, is a theme that repeatedly manifests itself in Adams’s work.
A Conversation with Grace Graupe-Pillard
“The work is a commentary on the age I have lived in. I am a documentarian, recording the critical moments of my life and those of society.”
The Belarus Free Theatre: Committing Dangerous Acts
A stark monologue examines why there has been so little outrage about the human rights violations in their country. An actress states, “Belarus is not sexy. Sexy countries have oil and gas.”
Starting Out: 9 Abstract Painters 1958–1971
Part of the history of the Tibor de Nagy gallery is embedded in the camaraderie that grew within a community of artists, poets, and writers.
A Conversation with Freddy Rodríguez
Discussing his early years with me, Rodríguez’s narrative was laced with the realities of the challenges he faced as a person of color.
Degenerate Art: The Attack on Modern Art in Nazi Germany, 1937
The attack against “Degenerate Art” struck free thought and artistic expression at its core.
