The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts has announced the recipients of its coveted Arts Writers Grant for the year 2025. Highlighting the expansive reach and influence of contemporary art, this year’s grants, totaling $1.04 million, will be distributed among 31 writers. These grants support a wide range of projects, including articles, books, short-form writing, and translations. In a […]
**Top Picks from the Booooooom Community: A Handpicked Array of Creative Essentials** Among the wide landscape of online creative circles, Booooooom emerges as a dynamic source of motivation. Established by Jeff Hamada, Booooooom has grown into a favored destination for artists, designers, and creative aficionados to present their work, team up, and exchange ideas. One notable feature of Booooooom lies […]
Hello, New York! We hope you had a lovely Thanksgiving, and that your December’s off to a great start, even though it’s dark and literally sleeting, plus expected to be the coldest winter since 1876 …. But I digress. If you’re wondering what exactly you’ve stumbled onto here, then may I introduce you to our formerly email-only New York Newsletter? […]
**San Francisco’s Vaillancourt Fountain Faces Uncertain Future Amid Preservationist Appeal** San Francisco’s iconic Vaillancourt Fountain, a hallmark of Brutalist architecture, finds itself at the center of a heated legal and cultural dispute just a month after the city’s arts commission decided to dismantle it. Located along the Embarcadero, the fountain has been an integral component of the urban landscape since […]
The art review in question explores Hortensia Mi Kafchin’s exhibition “Paintings Made for Aliens Above” at PPOW Gallery. The artist, who hails from Romania and resides in Berlin, utilizes diverse representational strategies, ranging from pastoral and surreal to technofuturistic imagery, all while employing trans subjectivity as a metaphor for transhuman ideals. Through pieces like “Dobrogean National Costume” and “Cosmic scale […]
**Es Devlin’s “Library of Us”: A Reflective Beach Installation in Miami** Es Devlin’s “Library of Us” is a striking piece of art that juxtaposes the serene ambiance of Miami Beach with the turmoil of modern distractions. Located on the sands at 32nd and Collins, the installation is a 50-foot revolving library designed to inspire visitors to reconnect with the act […]
On November 8, 1825, thirty creatives and designers convened at the New York Historical Society, a venue adjacent to Central Park, to discuss the shortage of art educational institutions, museums, and galleries in New York City. This gathering initiated the National Academy of Design (NA), with the goal of transforming the city’s art landscape. Over the course of two centuries, […]
A rare five-inch red chalk sketch by Michelangelo, believed to date back around 500 years, is set to be auctioned next February at Christie’s, potentially fetching up to $2 million. This drawing, a study of a right foot for the Sistine Chapel’s “The Libyan Sibyl” (1511-1512), remained unknown to scholars until rediscovered in a photograph submitted to Christie’s by a […]
The Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian in Washington, DC, is currently hosting a significant exhibition titled “Water’s Edge: The Art of Truman Lowe,” marking the first major retrospective of the acclaimed Hoocąk (Ho-Chunk) artist Truman Lowe (1944–2019). This monumental exhibition features nearly 50 sculptures and drawings that delve into Lowe’s cultural traditions and his deep connection with water […]
The 2026 Winter Olympic Games are merely 10 weeks away, and enthusiasm is rising as the Olympic flame commences its journey from Greece to Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy. The esteemed event is set for next February, representing another milestone in the honored legacy of the Winter Olympics. The torch relay is a revered tradition featuring 10,001 torchbearers, which include […]