Most kids can't stand the thought of summer school. But what if your teachers are James Franco, Gus Van Sant and Ryan Trecartin? All three are scheduled to lecture on making art, films, and the written word at MoMA PS 1's free Summer School next month.

Internet culture deconstructed (and reconstructed) at MoMA PS1, a street-influenced biennial at El Museo, a forest of fabric grows in Chelsea and an artist gets people to confess their deepest, darkest secrets. Plus: there are all kinds of artsy hijinks going down in Williamsburg. Here's our guide to what's hopping in the arts world in Gotham this weekend.

The Museum of Modern Art and the auto juggernaut Volkswagen announced a partnership on Monday that will bring international artists to the museum by 2013.

Zombies, Facebook's most famous art critic and art in the Hamptons.  Your guide to what's happening now.

If Greater New York, the broad survey of contemporary art at PS1 reveals anything about the state of our culture, it's that we're wallowing in a heavy malaise.