Mexican Muralists that influenced America now in The Whitney Museum of American Art

Selections of the "American Historical Epic" (1920-28) by Thomas Hart Benton that were inspired by David Alfaro Siquieros. Photo by Nomaris Garcia Rivera.

The Whitney Museum of American Art is virtually presenting the exhibit “Vida Americana: Mexican Muralists Remake American Art” exclusively through their website as the museum is closed off…

The Hidden Gem of The New School: The Orozco Room

José Clemente Orozco, "Science, Labor and Art", 1930-31, fresco. Part of José Clemente Orozco's "Call to Revolution and Table of Universal Brotherhood", section depicting laborers. Photos provided by the New School Art Collection.

Rumor has it that if you hang around the Lang hallways long enough you will eventually find your way in one of the hidden gems of The New…

“Fragments, Lists, and Lacunae”: New School Professors Take the Classroom to the Stage

Judith Butler playing the professor in the performance piece "Fragments, Lists and Lacunae".

The name Carlos Santana is uttered by the professor and the class breaks into a knee-bending, hip-twisting dance. The performers  are dressed like college students—beanies, vintage jeans, flannel…