Mamdani Administration Allocates a Record $323 Million For Culture In New York City Budget

By Samuel WilkenJuly 2, 2026

New York City’s Department of Cultural Affairs is set to receive its highest ever allocation of $323.8 million in this year’s city budget. The announcement came after New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, City Council Speaker Julie Menin, and other council members reached a “handshake agreement” on a balanced $125.8 billion Fiscal Year 2027 budget […]

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Massimiliano Gioni Named Director of New Museum

The institution’s former artistic director succeeds Lisa Phillips, who announced her retirement last fall.

Rhea NayyarJul 7, 2026

Artforum

Massimiliano Gioni Appointed Director of the New Museum

The New Museum in New York has named Massimiliano Gioni as its new director, beginning August 1. Gioni, who has served as the institution’s artistic director since 2014, succeeds Lisa Phillips, who announced her departure last fall after twenty-six years in the role. He is the third person to lead the museum since its 1977 founding as the New […]

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Artforum

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Fundación Kahlo for Mexican Art and Culture, a New York-based nonprofit established for the preservation of Freida Kahlo’s artistic legacy, has announced its new Kahlo Art Prize. The biennial award will grant winners $50,000 towards developing their creative practices, as well as the chance to exhibit at Mexico City’s Museo Casa Kahlo. Museo Casa Kahlo […]

Theo BelciJul 8, 2026

Canary Media

Could hydropower hamper NYC’s building decarbonization law?

New York City building owners can soon buy renewable energy credits to comply with Local Law 97. Climate groups want Mayor Mamdani to limit this practice.

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Africa Is a Country

The ungovernable Gen-Z

The Kenyan government’s reaction to the present moment of necessary generational disobedience resembles the way colonial regimes used to respond to the question of the “detribalized native.”

Wangui KimariJul 8, 2026