In 1918, New York City laid claim to 20 Yiddish theaters, with one seating 2,500. Chicago possessed four, Philadelphia three and Baltimore, Boston, Cleveland, Detroit, Los Angeles, Newark and St.

The art world is crowded, but some voices rise above. In this series, we spotlight 25 emerging artists who have been defining 2025: painters pushing the canvas forward, sculptors reinventing form, ...

Earlier this month, the Museum of Contemporary Art, North Miami, unveiled its latest exhibition as part of its winter programming. “Smita Sen: Embodied” lets the viewer witness some of Sen’s ...

Performance art originated in the early 20th century as a radical break from more traditional art, focusing on the body and lived experience rather than static objects. Emerging from movements like ...

In his new show, the artist, known for pushing the limits of acceptable behavior in his performance art, carefully, even timidly explores what it means to make transgressive art today. By Travis Diehl ...

“We’re building on the generations before us that have grown from the fertile grounds of California,” said Museum of Performance Art founder Samuel Vasquez. LOS ANGELES — Performance art arguably ...

RoseLee Goldberg of New York’s Performa has long encouraged visual artists to take the leap of translating their ideas into real time and space. RoseLee Goldberg, the founding director and chief ...

The artist reflected on the politics of making art, teaching with purpose and holding museums accountable in a spectacle-driven culture. Andrea Fraser, Museum Highlights: A Gallery Talk, 1989; ...