Feb 15, 2017 | News & Trending
On January 20, 2017 (Inauguration Day), Hollywood actor Shia LaBeouf launched his very own art project called “He Will Not Divide Us.” The project consisted of a live stream video camera located right outside the Museum of the Moving Image in New York. The public was...
Feb 14, 2017 | News & Trending
As The Vagina Monologues continues to gain widespread popularity in the U.S., many are beginning to wonder what all the fuss is about. In the most basic of definitions, The Vagina Monologues is an episodic play written by Eve Ensler. It was first performed in 1996 at...
Feb 13, 2017 | News & Trending
The Museum of Modern Art has, on occasion, touted itself as apolitical. While the art they house is often far from neutral, they have tried to do so from a so-called unbiased perspective. But they, like much of America, do not feel they can remain in a fictional ivory...
Feb 7, 2017 | News & Trending
The Metropolitan Museum of Art just uploaded 375,000 images to Creative Commons, meaning that the public can now use these images free-of-charge, without any copyright restrictions. The recently posted photos are part of an initiative called “Open Access.” The idea is...
Feb 6, 2017 | Exhibitions, News & Trending
Last Friday, The New-York Historical Society introduced a new exhibit called “Tattooed New York.” The exhibit explores New York’s tattoo history, beginning with its origins in Native American culture. Indigenous people used tattoos for one primary reason: to mark...
Feb 6, 2017 | News & Trending
World renowned sculptor Anish Kapoor just won the million-dollar Genesis Prize. But it’s not the award that has everyone talking; it’s how he plans to spend the money. According to the Genesis Prize Foundation, Kapoor will use the money to “help alleviate the refugee...
