Tribeca Festival 2026 is already being lauded for its films fueled by musicians, star power, and nostalgia, but some of the more compelling films that audiences should keep an eye out for lie not in those quarters. Viewers should consider turning their eyes toward the international film slate, particularly during a time where America…
Keep ReadingTribeca Festival 2026 is already being lauded for its films fueled by musicians, star power, and nostalgia, but some of the more compelling films that audiences should keep an eye out for lie not in those quarters. Viewers should consider turning their eyes toward the international film slate, particularly during a time where America…
Keep ReadingFor those familiar with the art world and its various happenings, the European Fine Art Fair (TEFAF) stands for high design, high class, and high wealth. The mood is set when you walk through the doors of the storied Park Avenue Armory on New York’s Upper East Side: the exquisite florals, the champagne, the…
Keep ReadingFrieze New York 2026 closed on May 17th at The Shed, and the most interesting showings tended to come not from the all-star galleries. They came from galleries that may not have as much broad name recognition. Participation came from 68 galleries based in 26 countries, with visitors numbering roughly 25,000 from 75 countries.…
Keep ReadingRocky is arguably the most famous man that Philadelphia has ever produced. But he also never existed. So what is he, then? A symbol? Is he simply a movie character that legions of people have latched onto for reasons unknown? Is he a mythical creature whose legend has taken on a mind of its…
Keep ReadingIf there’s one thing that people the world over know about Americans, it is that we are a striving, hardworking, and ambitious bunch. So why shouldn’t an exhibition aiming to trace the entire timeline of American art hold those same traits — and in the cradle of American democracy, no less? “A Nation of…
Keep ReadingA young girl lays her head on a table and drifts off to sleep while a radio plays in the background. During her long rest, she dreamt of being a lively performer. But what young person doesn’t have dreams, you might ask? What young person hasn’t dreamed of being a performer at least once?…
Keep ReadingMarcel Duchamp: the artist who signed a urinal and called it a work of art. Marcel Duchamp: the artist who, while dressed in a suit, played a game of chess with a nude Eve Babitz, the now-famous writer who was a college student at the time that the photograph was shot by photographer Julian…
Keep ReadingEverything is new at the New Museum, it seems. The Office for Metropolitan Architecture (OMA)-designed building expansion. The exhibits. The humans. But we’re still working to find answers to questions as old as the Industrial era, especially this one: what does it mean to be human while coming to terms with an array of…
Keep ReadingAmericans like to believe that they exist in a world of individualism — that the United States is a paragon of distinctiveness. The Whitney Biennial 2026 argues that this could not be further from the truth. Featuring the work of 56 artists, duos, and collectives — most of whom have never been included in…
Keep ReadingThe Philadelphia Art Museum is excited about the shows that it is hosting this year. It also really wants to leave its messy divorce from Sasha Suda, its former leader, in the rearview mirror and focus on the stellar art for which it is known. This much was evident in a recent interview that Daniel H.…
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