A Psychedelic, Futuristic, Sometimes Demented Film Festival in Brooklyn
Absurd bordering on the cartoonish, video artist Ryan Trecartin’s anxious, chaotic films fill us with a panic that only a night stealing a car with a learner’s permit could. His newest hyper-colored...
View ArticleShigeko Kubota, a Fluxus Artist and a Pioneer of Video Art, Dies at 77
Still from a 1983 interview with Shigeko Kubota. COURTESY VIDEO DATA BANK Shigeko Kubota, a pioneer of video art and a well-connected Fluxus artist known for using her body to ponder time and space,...
View Article9 Art Events to Attend in New York City This Week
Shigeko Kubota, Rock Video: Cherry Blossom (still), 1986, video. COURTESY ELECTRONIC ARTS INTERMIX WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9 Screenings: Shigeko Kubota at Electronic Arts Intermix To honor the recently...
View Article“Video is Vengeance of Vagina”: Shigeko Kubota’s Trailblazing Video Sculptures
Poster for “Viva Video!: The Art and Life of Shigeko Kubota” at Niigata Prefectural Museum of Art; The National Museum of Art, Osaka; and the Museum of Contemporary Art, Tokyo. In 1965 and while in her...
View ArticleThe Best Art Books of 2021
With travel restrictions still in place, many looked to art books this year when they couldn’t visit the museums and galleries they loved most. Below is a look back at some of the year’s best books, as...
View Article10 Under-Recognized Artists Who Got Their Due in 2021
After June 2020, almost every institution made a declaration that they would implement changes to become more inclusive. Their promises posed an interesting question: What would happen if museums made...
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