NYC May Art Guide: Met Gala Protests, Conductor Fair, and Monument to Little Syria
Hyperallergic's May guide for New York City highlights a packed art calendar, contrasting the Met Gala's glamour with protests against wealth inequality. The Met Gala, themed 'Costume Art,' drew demonstrations and boycott messages targeting Jeff Bezos. Key exhibitions include Lynette Yiadom-Boakye, Seydou Keïta, and Renée Green. A historic monument honoring New York's first Arabic-speaking community, 'Little Syria,' was unveiled by Cultural Affairs Commissioner Diya Vij. Reviews cover Marcel Duchamp at MoMA, Édouard Glissant at the Center for Art, Research and Alliances, and Christopher Payne at Cooper Hewitt. Conductor, an art fair for the 'global majority,' debuted in Brooklyn. Tania Bruguera performed 'Tatlin's Whisper #6' in Times Square. The first US survey of Teresa Margolles is coming to MoMA PS1 this fall. Other events include the ICP Photobook Fest (May 8–10), a web archiving workshop at CUNY Hunter College, film screenings at Metrograph, the Black Zine Fair at Powerhouse Arts, and sunset meditation at Socrates Sculpture Park.
Key facts
- Met Gala themed 'Costume Art' sparked protests and boycott messages against Jeff Bezos.
- A historic monument honoring New York's first Arabic-speaking community 'Little Syria' was unveiled.
- Conductor, an art fair for the 'global majority,' debuted in Brooklyn.
- Tania Bruguera performed 'Tatlin's Whisper #6' in Times Square.
- First US survey of Mexican artist Teresa Margolles coming to MoMA PS1 this fall.
- ICP Photobook Fest runs May 8–10 at the International Center of Photography.
- Black Zine Fair at Powerhouse Arts features over 100 exhibitors and 10 workshops on May 9.
- Socrates Sculpture Park hosts sunset meditation every Tuesday through August 25.
Entities
Artists
- Lynette Yiadom-Boakye
- Seydou Keïta
- Renée Green
- Marcel Duchamp
- Édouard Glissant
- Christopher Payne
- Tania Bruguera
- Teresa Margolles
- Carrie Mae Weems
- Hiroshi Sugimoto
- Nan Goldin
- Flora Rebollo
- Hakim Bishara
- John Yau
- Julie Schneider
- Valentina Di Liscia
- Hrag Vartanian
- Rhea Nayyar
- Lorena Ramirez-Lopez
- Diya Vij
- Isa Farfan
Institutions
- Hyperallergic
- Met Gala
- Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Costume Institute
- Andrew Kreps Gallery
- International Center of Photography
- Museum of Modern Art
- Center for Art, Research and Alliances
- Cooper Hewitt
- MoMA PS1
- 5-50 Gallery
- CUNY Hunter College
- Metrograph
- Fraenkel Gallery
- Green Acres Community Garden
- Greenpoint Library
- Brooklyn Public Library
- Powerhouse Arts
- Black Zine Fair
- NYC Trans Archive
- Socrates Sculpture Park
- Mindful Astoria
- Carmo Johnson Projects
- Conductor
Locations
- New York City
- Venice
- Manhattan
- Brooklyn
- Times Square
- Long Island City
- Lower East Side
- Little Syria