Art
Wangechi Mutu’s Corporeal Archaeology
In Mutu's artistic universe, the human body, particularly the female or femme form, is a container for many possibilities.
Hrag Vartanian
Art
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This week, the art of garden making, Hollywood’s obsession with cannibals, discarded coffee cups of New York City, and why are Orcas trying to sink boats?
Art
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This week, MSG makes a comeback, TikTok reshapes the restaurant industry, and what do the Real Housewives have in common with striking Hollywood writers?
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This week, social media sleuthing reaches new heights, coronation fashion, and did a journalist fabricate an MLK quote on Malcolm X?
Art
It’s Selfie Season at Manhattan’s High Line
Artist Pamela Rosenkranz’s glowing pink and red tree sculpture is sure to become an Instagram hit, and that’s okay.
Art
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This week, AI news anchors, LA’s sushi revolution, a welcome interruption to King Charles’s coronation, lots of viral posts, and why did Austrian newspapers leave their front pages blank?
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This week, looking back at New York City’s first community garden, honoring Harry Belafonte’s life in photos, medication abortions across history, and how did a LACMA statue end up on Craigslist?
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This week, digital media and virality, sleepovers at LA’s Last Bookstore, deconstructing “fusion” cuisine, Harvard’s dubious donors, Mr. Pillow owes $5M, and more.
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This week, uncovering clues about the Benin Bronzes, the British Museum takes everything but a joke, Hollywood writers vote on a strike, and popcorn bags can do what?
Art
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This week, the death of handwriting, how to spot far-right imagery, queerness is African, and is breakfast a colonial construct?
Satire
MoMA to Co-Curate Exhibition With NYPD
Arrest Me, Daddy hopes to cast a more positive light on the work of law enforcement officers.
Satire
Repatriation-Inspired Fragrance Line Hopes to Heal Collector Wounds
The exotic scents of the Rapatriement line offer solace and joy to dismayed collectors who were forced to return looted artifacts.