History
The Photographers Who Captured Russia on the Eve of Its Revolution
Sergey Prokudin-Gorsky and Maxim Dmitriev documented drastically different facets of Russia in the late 1800s and early 1900s.
Billie Anania
Billie Anania is an editor, critic, and journalist in New York City whose work focuses on political economy in the cultural industries and the history of art in global liberation movements.
Books
In New Memoir, Genesis Breyer P-Orridge Offers Candid Takes on Sex, Gender, Art, and Love
P-Orridge, who helped popularize nonbinary identity, wrote h/er memoir while living out h/er last days with leukemia.
Art
How Watermelon Became a Symbol of Palestinian Resistance
A new tradition is emerging online, uniting Palestinians worldwide and drawing influence from the 20th-century motif.
Art
Hunter MFA Grads Mull the Fluid Nature of Time
Presented online and in-person, We Were Already Gone brings together 26 graduates. Here are our highlights.
Art
At SVA, MFA Grads Look Beyond the Pandemic With Resonant Projects
While the pandemic dominated their final year, these artists nonetheless explore broader issues. Here are some highlights.
History
The Iconography of the Paris Commune, 150 Years Later
On the sesquicentennial of the fall of the Commune, a look back at how artists captured those few revolutionary months.
Art
Revealing the Prickly Side of Imperial “Soft Power”
A collaboration between Carriage Trade and Rectangle, Hearts and Minds analyzes the deceptive repackaging of Western imperialism.
Art
Melissa Joseph’s Felted Tributes to Family Archives
Joseph’s work exudes both playfulness and gravity, evoking fond memories while channeling the sorrow of the last year.
Art
Laying Down Roots: Adjua Gargi Nzinga Greaves's Radical, Botanical Future
Greaves emphasizes the possibilities of planting seeds in the ruins of violent structures.
Art
Bulls, Bears, and Others Symbols of Wall Street Protest Art
When traders on r/wallstreetbets started bankrupting short sellers of GameStop and AMC stock, social media rejuvenated imagery stretching back to the 19th century.
Art
Ragna Bley’s Cerebral, Swirling Abstractions
Equally intuitive and intellectual, Bley’s paintings redirect a time-honored form of abstraction into a more communal, cosmic unknowing.
Art
The Penetrating Heat of De Por Vida
At Company Gallery, a meditative exhibition dedicated to queer desire invites viewers to sit with tension.