Portrait of Vaginal Davis. Downtown. 1993. Photo: Reynaldo Rivera This fall, MoMA PS1 will present a major exhibition of Vaginal Davis, spanning five decades of her practice as a performer, visual artist, author, filmmaker, musician, educator, self-proclaimed “Blacktress,” and countercultural icon. Originating at the Moderna Museet in Stockholm, Vaginal Davis: Magnificent Product makes itsContinue Reading

Photo by Museum of the City of New York Fourth Annual Exhibition Opens November 7, 2025 — Submissions Now Open The Museum of the City of New York is thrilled to announce the return of its sweetly imaginative holiday tradition, Gingerbread NYC: The Great Borough Bake-Off, opening to the public on Friday, NovemberContinue Reading

Photo Courtesy of Guggenheim Guggenheim Poet–in–Residence Traci Brimhall Programs August Performance Series as Part of Rashid Johnson Exhibition  August Late Shift Features Comedian Wali Collins in an evening of Jokes and Jazz The Guggenheim New York’s acclaimed rotunda exhibition Rashid Johnson: A Poem for Deep Thinkers includes a dynamic series of live performances and public programs. Each month,Continue Reading

King Molasses is crowned “King of Drag” by host Murray Hill. Photo: B Sharp for Revry Historic Drag King Competition Series Concludes with First-Ever “King of Drag” Champion Revry, the world’s first LGBTQ+ streaming network, announced today that King Molasses has been crowned winner of “King of Drag” Season 1, the first-ever dragContinue Reading

Bill Cunningham (1929-2016), Municipal Building, built 1914. Photograph. The New York Historical, Patricia D. Klingenstein Library The New York Historical has today announced that it has acquired Bill Cunningham’s archive, which includes photographs, negatives, slides, contact sheets, prints, correspondence, and ephemera of the iconic fashion photographer—tens of thousands of images inContinue Reading

Triad of Osiris, Horus, and Isis. From Egypt, probably Thebes, Karnak Temple. Third Intermediate Period, Dynasty 22, reign of Osorkon II (about 872–837 BCE). Gold inlaid with lapis lazuli. Acquired in 1872. Paris, Louvre Museum, Department of Egyptian Antiquities (E 6204). © 2025 GrandPalaisRmn (Louvre Museum). Photo: Mathieu Rabea. OverContinue Reading

Andrea Susan (American, 1939–2015). Photo shoot with Lili, Wilma, and friends, Casa Susanna, Hunter, NY, 1964–1968. Chromogenic print, 3 5/16 x 4 1/4 in. (8.4 x 10.8 cm). Art Gallery of Ontario, Purchase, with funds generously donated by Martha LA McCain, 2015 Exhibition Dates: Now–January 25, 2026Exhibition Location: The MetContinue Reading

Just days after producing the first-ever FIFA Club World Cup halftime show, international advocacy organization Global Citizen announced the lineup of the 2025 Global Citizen Festival, set to take place on Central Park’s Great Lawn on September 27. The Weeknd and Shakira will headline this year’s festival, with performances by Tyla, Ayra Starr and Mariah the Scientist. Global Citizen Ambassador Hugh Jackman will hostContinue Reading