Art Review
The Bukhara Biennial Will Break Your Heart
The work in Uzbekistan’s first major biennial shimmers with the promise of culture as a connective tissue, while the autocratic government that funded it lurks in the shadows.
nevdon-jamgochian
Books
There’s Nothing Punk About Punk Orientalism
Sara Raza’s limited curatorial vision empowers dictators and diminishes artists who are making work that has political impact and carries risk.
Art
Josh Kline’s Exercise in Poverty Porn
Nothing about the on-the-nose works in Kline’s Whitney exhibition is sublime; instead, they teeter into the perverse.
Art
Artwashing a Dictatorship
Has spending millions on contemporary art and architecture helped Azerbaijan artwash its image?
Art
Google Arts & Culture as an Agent of Ethnic Cleansing
After Azerbaijan declared victory following six weeks of brutal conflict, the state has gained control of the Armenian-governed area of Artsakh, increasing fear of erasure of the millennia-old Armenian monuments in the area.
Opinion
The Potency of a Kitschy Picabia Nude
The artist’s “Nu de Do” makes a blue-chip, cock-rock show at Gagosian Gallery worthwhile.
Art
In the Wake of Gezi, Taking Stock of Istanbul's Art Scene
ISTANBUL — What are the ramifications of the Gezi Taksim protests for the artistic community in Istanbul and, by extension, the arts in Turkey?