Art

Mohamad Abdouni says of his work that he strives to “preserve the stories that are condemned every day to be erased.” In this respect, his photographic practice could be said to be based on relationships: relationships with the people who trust him with their archives; relationships with these same archives and the people they document. It is also a practice …

As many as 45 members and allies of the Coalition to Protect Chinatown and the Lower East Side gathered outside of a Tribeca event venue yesterday evening, November 7, to protest the Museum of Chinese in America (MOCA) during its Legacy Awards Gala. Organizers accused the museum and its affiliates of actively harming Chinatown’s residents and economy by accepting a …

A new photobook deciphering the ambivalences of the American landscape and notions of the sublime by Brooklyn-based photographer Courtney Allen. Allen’s work tends to focus on our relationship with the natural world and our “hopeful expectations meeting the reality of our contributions.” Released by Los Angeles-based publisher Deadbeat Club, the project marks Allen’s first monograph and represents more than half …

Dubbed “rats of the skies,” urban pigeons are often viewed as a nuisance today, but these wily birds are in fact feral descendants of esteemed domesticated ancestors. Documented in ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs and Mesopotamian cuneiform, pigeons have been historically valued as food, holy symbols, pets, and—thanks to a remarkable homing ability—messengers. Avian enthusiast Emil Schachtzabel (1850-1941) was particularly fascinated by …

“For My Best Family” presents a site-specific installation and a new art film, which are both the result of a profound reflection by Meriem Bennani (Rabat, Morocco, 1988) on the social and cultural dimensions of coexisting, on the intimate and complex aspects of one’s identity, and on the dialogue between the individual self and the community. Bennani’s works are immersive …

Welcome to the 258th installment of A View From the Easel, a series in which artists reflect on their workspace. This week, artists commune with a creek, regard their workspace as a sandbox, and build community in their red town. Want to take part? Check out our submission guidelines and share a bit about your studio with us through this form! All mediums …

Lifelike mammals with sage expressions characterize the sculptures of Quentin Garel (previously). A deer with enormous antlers, an ibex—a type of wild goat—with curving horns, and a beady-eyed donkey are just a few of the creatures in the artist’s current solo exhibition with Galerie LJ, Dans la Forêt Lontaine—or, “in the faraway forest.” Oscillating between reality and fantasy, Garel’s sculptures …

French artist Pauline Curnier Jardin’s (b. 1980) first solo exhibition in Finland transforms Kiasma’s exhibition space into a grotesque theme park. The film works that await us in its depths offer glimpses into the fate of women and others marginalised in various ways in “entertainment” and as objects of power. What might Christian rituals, sex work and aging look like …

Kamala Harris sold us “joy.” Instead, we got a crushing defeat and a return to the miserable days of Donald Trump’s presidency. I’m looking at a photograph taken by Stephanie Keith at an October 5 rally for Gaza and Lebanon in Manhattan’s Times Square. It captures a pair of young protesters, one donning a Palestinian keffiyeh, marching in an embrace. …

A series inspired by Attar’s “Conference of the birds” by artist and designer Mustaali Raj. Raj’s creative approach centres around community building and designing for social good. On a personal level, Raj identifies with a multi-faceted sense of belonging that extends beyond geographic boundaries and, as such, diversity and the intersections of identity play an important role in his work. …