Art Review
Young Joon Kwak’s Luminescent Bodies
The artist’s magnificent, rhinestone-encrusted cast sculptures tell multiple stories that look at contemporary queer and trans existence.
AX Mina
AX Mina is an artist and culture writer exploring contemporary spirituality, technology and other sundry topics. She co-produces Five and Nine, a podcast about magic, work, and economic justice, and serves on the board of the Rabkin Foundation.
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What’s at the Heart of Our Tarot Fascination?
An exhibition at the Warburg Institute proposes that tarot brings forth a smart mixture of play and ancient wisdom that might help us juggle our reality.
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Hyperallergic’s Art Tarotscope for the Spring Equinox
We start with an inquiry: What do artists need to know in this time of deep tumult?
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Can Art Help in Healing From a Massacre?
The Escalante Massacre in the Philippines serves as a touchstone for a show by Filipino artist Enzo Camacho and American artist Ami Lien at MoMA PS1.
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Community Care Through Art in Chinatown
In an already trying year, the art in From Chinatown, With Love is a reminder that community will help us get through the tremendous challenges.
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The Eternal Dance of Poetry, Calligraphy, and Painting
Poems from centuries ago can stand in dialogue with painters speaking to their contemporaries, and calligraphy serves as a bit of a bridge between them.
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Step Into a Mandala at The Met
One of the most beautiful aspects of Buddhist art is how intertwined an image is with its philosophical meaning, giving us a deeper understanding of the world around us.
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8 New York City Art Shows to Kick Off the New Year
From the visual pleasures of Mary Sully to the cultural critique of Gary Simmons, to a lesson in Haitian art history, there’s plenty of great art to see right now.
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Hyperallergic’s Art Tarotscope for the Winter Solstice
Winter is a time to slow down and store energy — you’ll need it for more energetic days to come.
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The Savage Beauty That Emerges From Loss
Malaysian artist Anne Samat’s grand installations resemble traditional woven, brightly colored altars but a closer look reveals toy soldiers, rake heads, and plastic keychains.
Book Review
Did the Witch Trials Ever Truly Come to an End?
Marion Gibson’s research rigorously traces the legal and human aspects of the trials through today.
Art
Kemar Keanu Wynter Shares a Soulful Meal of Art
Each work in Wynter’s show is a reflection of someone in the artist’s chosen family, the sort of person with whom he could share a soulful meal.