Art
Basking in Vermeer’s Light at Rijksmuseum
In Vermeer’s paintings, the world is much larger than we imagined and yet somehow deep, meaningful, and magical.
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.
Books
Maurice Sendak’s Life Among the Wild Things
Sendak’s illustrations carry weight all on their own for children and adults alike, and this book beautifully captures his prolific career.
Art
Every Digital Artwork Starts With a Sketch
Simulation Sketchbook takes as its starting point the reality that digital artists, like all artists, sketch out their work as well.
Film
The Buddhist Monk Who Brought Mindfulness to the West
A documentary trilogy follows the life of Thich Nhat Hanh, who expounded the principles of engaged Buddhism.
Art
What Was Hiroshima Like Before the Atom Bomb?
Wakaji Matsumoto's photographs provide a glimpse of a world in the midst of transition into the next stage of global capitalism and Westernization.
Art
Our Love-Loathe Relationship With Capitalism
When it comes to capitalism, to quote the great Cardi B out of context, “It’s gon’ hurt me to hate you, but lovin’ you’s worse.”
Art
Asian-American Identity Through Quiet, Ordinary Gestures
Sometimes, exhibitions about identity demand too much of those bearing the identities, expecting them to speak explicitly to their experience.
Art
Art in the Attention Economy
If there is an object you have ever desired in your life, rest assured that someone in the advertising industry made money convincing you of exactly that.
Art
A Matriarchal Legacy of Women Warriors
At the heart of What if the Matriarchy Was Here All Along? is the idea that matriarchy never really died but rather has transformed.
Art
The Collective Ethos at the Heart of Asian-American Activism
Voice a Wild Dream dismantles the idea that activism is driven by individual charismatic figures; in reality, social change is possible because many hands come together.
Art
A Miniature View of Modernism's Masters
Though smaller in size than the artists’ usual works, the works in Modernism in Miniature gain their heft from their big-name creators.
Books
A Guide to Witchcraft in the Blockchain Era
Spell Bound helps readers curious about the craft to both see and understand the wide array of expressions that magic can assume, including in the context of new technologies.