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Art at the Limits: The Makers Behind the Messages in Political Art
Whether it’s a wall’s worth of graffiti, a sign at a protest, a song on the radio or a piece in a museum, political art is intended to send a message. Sometimes that message is blunt and obvious, but...
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Artwork Could Be the Salvation for a Shuttered Church in Manhattan
Dianna DuCrozJames Renwick, Jr., designed St. Stephen's along with St. Patrick's Cathedral and the Smithsonian Institution building in Washington, D.C. Two white marble saints keep watch over the...
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As Galleries Shut Around NYC, an Inclusive Outpost Somehow Survives
Rosemary MisdaryIt's not a bathroom or an entrance to the subway. It's the West Side Arts Coalition, where everyone can be an artist. Behind a giant snail with a transparent shell is a small Beaux-Arts...
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CityViews: An Artist Incensed by Domestic Violence Explains her Beautiful...
Kadie Salfi Kadie Salfi is an artist with a solo exhibition at A.I.R Gallery opening February 8th about gun violence against women in the United States. Images of some of that work are below. City...
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NYC’s Older Adults Find Community in Remote Art Programs
Amid the fear and isolation of the pandemic, art discussions, history lectures and even new virtual ukulele lessons stimulate memory and keep older adults connected. Adi TalwarMOMA art historian...
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Artistas latinos impactados desproporcionadamente por la pandemia
Artistas latinos reportan: mayores pérdidas económicas, mayor desempleo, en mayor medida han visto su salud o la de su familia afectada directamente por el coronavirus y un mayor porcentaje no tienen...
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City’s Latino Artists Disproportionately Impacted By the Pandemic
Latino artists report lower rates of health insurance, greater economic losses and higher unemployment. A higher number of them have seen their health or their family’s health directly impacted by...
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The Check In: COVID-19 and Latino Artists
This week, City Limits’ Spanish-language reporter and editor Daniel Parra talks about the impact the COVID-19 pandemic is having on Latino arts organizations in the city and nationwide. Adi...
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Opinion: Investing in Arts Education Can Help Students Heal
“The arts are a form of embodied play that surpasses verbal processing and allows us to explore, connect with ourselves and others, and ultimately build or rebuild the muscles of imagination when life...
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The Housing Photographer Who Chronicled Sandy’s Destruction in Queens
Retired HPD photographer Larry Racioppo spent months without electricity after Hurricane Sandy rebuilding his Rockaway Park home. His photos from that time, and of his neighborhood over the decade...
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