Art Review
The Polycrisis Sublime of the Whitney Biennial
It felt like the world as I experience it: no clear path, but enough moments of beauty to convince me to put one foot in front of the other.
Aruna D’Souza
Aruna D’Souza is the author of "Whitewalling: Art, Race & Protest in 3 Acts" and "Imperfect Solidarities". She received the 2021 Rabkin Prize for art journalism. Photo by Grace Roselli, Pandora's BoxX Project.
Feature
The Sticky Politics of Wall Texts
I never thought I would become an art critic who complains about exhibition didactics. And yet, after a visit to the 36th Bienal de São Paulo, here I am.
Art Review
Jennifer Packer Confronts Grief Through Paintings That Cut Deep
The painter mines an iconographical language of grief through delicate, translucent paintings imbued with a sense of intimacy and intensity.
Guide
New York City Art Shows That Will Make You Think
Our recommendations this week delve into colonialism, war, feminism, and more, from artists such as Sarah K. Khan and Lisa Yuskavage.
Art Review
Sarah K. Khan Crafts a History of Unruly Women
Her current exhibition, addressing histories of immigration and cultural encounter, emphasizes the legacies of African and Asian women.
Guide
Four New York City Art Shows to See Right Now
Some of our favorite exhibitions center performance and pattern, from MoMA PS1’s Vaginal Davis survey to a show on data infographics inspired by W. E. B. Du Bois.
Art Review
For Duane Linklater, It’s a Buffalo’s World
The Omaskêko Cree artist ties the well-being of the animals to that of the Indigenous people with whom they have long lived symbiotically — not in nostalgic terms, but in futurist ones.