If you’re reading this and you haven’t voted, what are you even doing?
| If you’re reading this and you haven’t voted, what are you even doing? Find your poll site here — and pack some sunscreen and a bottle of water, and hell, why not, an umbrella, because what on earth is up with the weather? When it’s a more reasonable temperature outside — and when it stops raining, because of course it’ll start pouring the second it isn’t 95 degrees — check out our list of 30 outdoor monuments to Black Americans all around the city. Or visit the queer history sites around the city we’ve been spotlighting in our Pride Month Series. Or head indoors to the Park Avenue Armory to view the biggest survey to date of American photographer Diane Arbus. Managing Editor Hakim Bishara declares the era of Arbus’s “cold, classist gaze” dead, and pans the curatorial choice to hang the nearly 500 prints in random order on a labyrinth of black scaffolding — see if you agree. There will also be a spate of openings this week — we’ve got Lady Pink at MoMA PS1 in Long Island City on Thursday (don’t miss our podcast episode with her), Lisa Yuskavage at the Morgan Library & Museum in midtown and the artist books of Tammy Nguyen at Cooper Union downtown on Friday, and Moomins at the Central branch of the Brooklyn Public Library Saturday, as well as gallery shows in every direction you look.
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| | From Harriet Tubman to Duke Ellington, the city boasts a wealth of public art honoring Black individuals, the subject of a timely new book. | Maya Pontone |
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SPONSORED | | | | | Looking for some fun, free culture this summer? Head to Brookfield Place in Lower Manhattan and experience new works by exciting artists, including Risa Puno, whose interactive outdoor installation titled Common Picnic: Halo-Halo Edition is designed for communal meals, lounging, and play. Shop and dine to make a day of it! Learn more |
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| | | | | Chloë Bass: Twice Seen at Alexander Gray Associates | | “She’s daring us — particularly those of us from multiracial backgrounds — to redefine “capture,” to pay attention to seemingly unremarkable things, and refuse to turn ourselves and one another into novelties.”
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| | | | | Glenn Ligon at the Brant Foundation | | “His use of language as a medium points up its failings as well as the viewer’s stake in what’s said and whether or not it’s legible to us.” |
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SPONSORED | | | | | The first US retrospective of Shahn’s work in nearly 50 years, highlighting the social realist artist and activist’s enduring relevance, is on view at the Jewish Museum through October 12. Learn more |
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PRIDE IN NYC | | | In the 1960s, amid the shipping industry’s decline, the empty piers became a site for cruising and creativity for gay men in particular. | Rhea Nayyar |
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| | | Artist Emma Stebbins may have modeled her 1873 bronze angel for the popular landmark after her partner, actor Charlotte Cushman. | Isa Farfan |
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WHAT ELSE IS HAPPENING? | | | The Elizabeth Street Garden lives on! Susumu Shingu, whose exhibition at Japan Society just opened, has a message for the world. We’re in for yet another bout of rainy days, but don’t let it ruin your week — rain didn’t dampen the fiery spirit of Brooklyn Pride. Oscar Yi Hou, Grace Byron, and Ruby McCollister are among those reading at New York Life Gallery at an event hosted by the Whitney Review. (Thurs Jun 26) [instagram.com] Lewis Latimer House in Flushing is hosting a free Juneteenth-themed family festival, featuring live performances, hands-on activities, and more. (Sat Jun 28) [lewislatimerhouse.com] Alfreda’s Cinema is hosting a screening of Seeking Mavis Beacon (2024) at Herbert Von King Park — as well as many more to come all summer. (Sat Jun 28) [eventbrite.com] Cherry Grove Archives Collection is hosting art walks around Fire Island all summer. [garchives.org] |
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