A Photographic History of Queer Intimacy

Aug 13, 2025

LOS ANGELES — A circa 1848 daguerrotype featuring a nude lesbian couple engaging in foreplay meets Matías Sauter Morera’s AI-assisted fictional portrait of what he terms a “pegamacho,” a rural heterosexual Costa Rican man known to have discreet sexual encounters with...

For $9.5M, Rothko’s Former Home and Studio Could Be Yours

Aug 13, 2025

Mark Rothko’s former apartment and studio in Manhattan’s Lenox Hill, where he created the paintings for his renowned Rothko Chapel in Texas, is back on the market.  Sotheby’s Realty is asking $9.5 million for the red-brick converted carriage house at 157 East...

How Is Art Selected for New York City’s Airports?

Aug 13, 2025

Earlier this week, a group of New York City’s cultural institutions announced the latest initiative to beautify John F. Kennedy International Airport’s new Terminal 6. The plan includes a permanent installation by singer and artist Yoko Ono inspired by her...

Four New York Area Shows to See Right Now

Aug 13, 2025

It’s often said that history is written by those in power. Thankfully, we have artists to offer perspectives on the past that diverge from dominant narratives. The exhibitions below all look to or represent the past at different points and in varying ways. Two shows...

Chinese Bronzes Blur the Line Between Original and Copy

Aug 13, 2025

Four thousand years ago, the Bronze Age in China began. Over the next centuries, as the region around the Yellow River became the seat of military and political power, bronze sculptures were created for graves and rituals; as weapons and money; and to emphasize the...

We Can’t Afford to Lose the Institute of American Indian Arts

Aug 13, 2025

As a rebellious youngster, I didn’t want to be the third generation of my family to attend the Institute of American Indian Arts (IAIA) in Santa Fe, New Mexico. I started college at the University of New Mexico, trying to find my own identity, my own community, my own...

How a Tree Taught Me to See

Aug 13, 2025

Call for Art:We’re Looking for Art to Feature in these NewslettersWe do not use AI to generate images and we’re always looking for great art by real artists to feature in our newsletters! If you are an artist (or know of one), please leave a comment with a...