Art Contents Archive

This year marks the 10th anniversary of "Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty"—one of the most beloved Met exhibitions of all time. 🖤 ⁣ ⁣⁣ Revisit the exhibition catalogue—the best-selling Met publication ever, selling more than 340,000 copies to date → https://t.co/GM4YgvrOx2 https://t.co/hJEcpZXIFX

Five towering figures sculpted in wood by artist Daniel Popper loom over The Morton Arboretum https://t.co/ltcM3NAs0E https://t.co/rEQtsNaijl

Moll in the Park by Chantal Joffe #chantaljoffe

Maya Angelou and Sally Ride will be first women on U.S. quarters coming in 2022. https://t.co/12eI16KTRh

Eric Carle, the beloved author and illustrator of more than 70 childrens books including The Very Hungry Caterpillar, which has sold over 55 million copies since it was first published in 1969, has died, aged 91 https://t.co/uDDATDpvGF

A financier plans to open the ‘world’s largest NFT museum’ in a skyscraper looming over Central Park: https://t.co/yBm3n9A9cD https://t.co/eWdEIkFjI3

Look closely—tiny travelers traverse this mountainous landscape on their way to a temple retreat. 🔍 This 23-foot long handscroll conveys the sublime quality of nature. See it up close in "Chinese Painting and Calligraphy Up Close" before the exhibition closes on June 27. https://t.co/hAvCtrHC1J

Robert Smithson’s famous earthwork Spiral Jetty (1970) in the Great Salt Lake in Utah saw a dramatic spike in visitors at the start of the pandemic last year, according to an underground car-counting sensor that monitors visitation to the site https://t.co/OkDL70SZrK

📢 Beginning May 29, we’re lifting mask requirements for visitors & staff, in alignment with reopening plan updates from the city & state. Our enhanced cleaning protocols remain in place & we strongly encourage everyone to continue wearing masks in accordance with CDC guidelines. https://t.co/ibiyfHaEjs

This summer, Artsy is partnering with the new retail concept destination one in East Hampton to present the show “New York Rising.” https://t.co/kIjDScqciV

Anti-Black discrimination and toxic workplaces are all too common in the arts administration field: https://t.co/Mri2JcD9Ji https://t.co/NLsR36zKkF

Feeling peckish on the plaza? Introducing The Plaza Café ☀️ Stop by for sandwiches, snacks, and light refreshments—plus frozen ice pops from Brooklyn-based company @peoplespops. Learn more: https://t.co/PCL3E1hP4g https://t.co/jodb1GvrBL

Julie Mehretu has donated a major painting to support the @Art4JusticeFund, the six-year initiative founded by Agnes Gund in 2017 to disrupt mass incarceration and fund artists and activists highlighting inequality and promoting justice https://t.co/xSpNv27z1x

Hyperallergic spoke with several Belarusian art workers who said that the situation for political and socially engaged art in Belarus is now increasingly dire, particularly since the disputed election last summer. https://t.co/Kr6PQOnjtE

Thursday's news is out with glitchy stereograms by Marija Tiurina, massive moldy fruit sculptures covered in precious gems by Kathleen Ryan, and an illustrated typewriter road trip to the Carnegie Museum of Art. Read, watch, subscribe: https://t.co/LDn03BIAG1 https://t.co/Knc3vNOgD5