Magazine

Martha Shane and Ian Cheney’s The Emoji Story

A documentary about emoji takes us through the origins and evolution of a novel form of human communication.

Cooking with Artists: Callie Curry

In MoMA PS1’s ongoing series with chef Mina Stone, the artist also known as Swoon tells Mina about how cornbread can transport her back in time.

Illustrated Lives

Jeffrey Lewis on Keith Haring

The singer-songwriter and cartoonist shares a film about the beloved downtown artist.

Artist Project

A Rashid Johnson Sketchbook

The artist shares a never-before-seen drawing project and talks about his “existential line-making.”

The Feminist Challenge of Wangechi Mutu

A collage portrait of a visionary African fighter and mother mixes sensuality and violence.

In Detail

A Close Look at Henri Matisse’s Bather

Despite the apparent simplicity of Matisse’s 1909 painting, there’s more here than meets the eye.

Jean-Michel Basquiat’s Expressive Force of Blackness

One artist’s improvisation on another’s.

Drawn to MoMA

Ben Passmore’s This Is Tough

The comic artist gets into what we talk about when we talk about art.

Everything Is Illuminated: Shuzo Azuchi Gulliver’s Immersive Cinema

From discos to eBay, a curator and a conservator talk about reconstructing a work first seen in a ’60s Tokyo nightclub.

Una conversación con Carlos Amorales sobre futuros apocalípticos

El artista mexicano habla sobre la migración y nuestra relación con la naturaleza, proponiendo bases para la renovación en medio de la catástrofe.

Playlist

The FESTAC ’77 Mixtape

Sample the sonic world of the Second World Black and African Festival of Arts and Culture.

Starry Night in 3D

Explore Vincent van Gogh’s beloved painting in astonishing detail in this behind-the-scenes look at a new imaging tool.