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Review: Peter Baker's Sweet Home

One series of photographs by Peter Baker, caught my attention for its acute sensitivity to the interplay between individuals and the built environment.

chashama: Space to Create

Anita Durst and Kim Schnaubert talk about how we can support artists and improve the economic and cultural vitality of our cities by repurposing under-utilized and empty spaces.

A Conversation with Mitch Epstein

From a personal story of industrial decline to a national exploration of energy production, the artist discusses the themes that connect his body of work, including his current exhibition of photographs of some of New York's extraordinary and idiosyncratic trees.

The Andrew Freedman Home is No Longer Empty

The founder and the director of an organization that revitalizes neighborhoods by curating exhibitions in empty spaces discuss their process of transforming a Bronx landmark into a temporary venue for contemporary art.

Arts for Transit: A Conversation with Sandra Bloodworth

The director of an MTA program to bring visual art and performance to New York City's public transportation system talks about activating spaces of infrastructure, improving rider experience and harnessing the power of public art.

Elements of Composition: When Void Calls for Action

It is not often that one think about emptiness in New York. In a highly dense city, void inevitably raises questions about the production, ownership and use of space. Elements of Composition, a two-part project presented by the Rotterdam-based artist collective Bik Van der Pol, exhorts us to (re-)evaluate these issues. The project...

Recap | Activism as an Art Form

When Creative Time's latest exhibition Living As Form opened at the historic Essex Street Market on September 24th, it wasn't without context. Just four months earlier, the Festival of Ideas for the New City brought scores of people to the nearby Bowery to think about urban spaces, generating new notions...

The Investigation, Constitution and Formation of Flock House

Through interdependent relationships, Flock House encourages human collaboration and teamwork, a crucial element for the future of our cities.

Foreclosed: Between Crisis, Possibility and Revision