The Bell

A new Netflix documentary and an online exhibition at Fierman Gallery, New York, celebrate the legacy of a shuttered gay bookstore, and the world disappearing along with it 

At Museo Jumex, Mexico City, a retrospective of the pioneering architect’s key projects shows how she worked to tear down class and racial barriers in Brazilian society

The art world is not the world, but what the world needs, artists need, too

A world of artist projects, performance, talks, non-profits, film and food in the movie-set backlot of Paramount Pictures Studios

At the Morgan Library and Museum, New York, the artist’s photographs of words and light receive their due

Founded in 2009, the app sparked a revolution in sex, dating and the social dynamics of the LGBTQ community

Pain and Glory, the director’s best film in 15 years, is a moving meditation on mortality, heartbreak and cinema 

The artist’s physically gruelling performances reflect on the black body and the possibilities of resurrection

At MCA Chicago, the designer’s first museum survey is a crass and corporate affair

As galleries return from summer break with a full slate of programming, here are the best shows in town