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CULTURE CLUB
Gucci Gathers a Crowd to Celebrate Awol Erizku’s First Monograph

On June 27, Gucci, Antwaun Sargent, and Aperture celebrated the launch event and signing of...

ART
At the Shed, Cautiously “Going Inside the Music”

“Sonic Sphere,” a floating concert hall on view at the Shed, promises a groundbreaking...

ART
At the Fabric Workshop and Museum, Sound Shapes Art

With works by Glenn Ligon and Mika Tajima, a new exhibition at the Fabric Workshop and Museum...

CULTURE CLUB
Scenes From the Lavish Serpentine Summer Party

On June 27, the cultural cognoscenti came together at London’s Kensington Gardens for the...

ARTIST STATEMENT
For Gio Swaby, Love is Liberation

The textile artist celebrates the multifaceted power of her chosen medium, finding softness and...

ART
Bridget Riley’s Galaxies of Uncanny Form

A new Morgan Library & Museum show illuminates the English abstract painter’s Op Art...

CULTURE
How Ladyfag Is Queering a New York City Bridge

The spectacular LadyLand festival returns on June 23—just in time for NYC Pride and, this time,...

ARTIST STATEMENT
ClownVamp Imagines a Cannon of Overtly Queer Impressionist Painting

The digital artist, whose recent exhibition, “Chester Charles: the Lost Grand Master,” was...

ART
Lisa Ross Resurrects Defaced Maoist Propaganda

In somewhat of a semiotic excavation, the Brooklyn-born artist painstakingly uncovers long-buried...

CULTURE CLUB
Sunshine and Hennessy Highballs at the Glass House’s Summer Party

On June 10, the Glass House held its annual Summer Party, drawing luminaries from the cultural...

ARTIST STATEMENT
Jason Seife Meticulously Recreates Persian Rugs

Each hand-painted canvas by the Miami local is a reflection of his Middle Eastern heritage,...

ART
The Brooklyn Museum’s “It’s Pablo-Matic” Is a Problem of Its Own

Hannah Gadsby’s hamfisted vamping on Pablo Picasso’s legacy has sparked biting takedowns and...

ART
Does Repatriating the Benin Bronzes Reward Slavery?

Western museums are mobilizing to return looted artifacts to Benin, but a last-minute power grab by

CULTURE CLUB
Smoky Weather Couldn’t Stop MoMA’s Packed Garden Benefit

On June 6, heavy hitters from New York City’s cultural sphere braved the smoky forecast and...

TECHNOLOGY
Can AI Replace Drag Queens?

Programmed by media artist Jake Elwes, “The Zizi Show” reveals how AI responds to “queering...