Art
In 1972, Snow Monkeys Were Sent to a Texas Desert. Do They Still Remember Snow?
Curious if the monkeys' memory of snow remained decades later, artist Shimabuku brought a pile of it to the desert.
Kealey Boyd
Art
Anne Brigman’s Radical Nude Self-Portraits from the Early 1900s
Brigman portrayed her nude body, significantly scarred from an accident, often lodging herself within a gnarled juniper tree deep in the Sierra mountains. Her photographs are remarkable.
Art
These Massive, Uncanny Artworks Will Give You the Chills
Tara Donovan's art is not a metaphor, it is not about identity, and it is not historical. So what is it?
Art
The Blingiest Belt Buckles Awarded at the National Western Stock Show
Most competitors this year chose their earliest acquisition or one of sentimental value.
Art
A Student Artist’s Noose Artwork Sparks First Amendment Debate
When a BFA student exhibited an artwork that uses the image of a noose, he didn't realize the impact it would have on the college community.
Art
Clyfford Still, as Seen Through His Daughter’s Eyes
Sandra Still offers sharp judgments on celebrated paintings and brilliant details about her father during his most reclusive period.
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The Andy Warhol Foundation Is Expanding Its National Reach
The Andy Warhol Foundation will distribute $1.4 million to organizations for artist-driven projects across 14 cities.
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Porous Definitions of Home and Belonging at the Santa Fe SITE Biennial
This year, the biennial has carved a conversation about displacement in the Americas, using art to question whose history we revisit.
Performance
Spellbound by a Live Painting Performance on Election Night
Tashi Norbu, who draws on Buddhist thangka painting, recited mantras between bursts of activity at a crowded gallery.
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A Sculptor Conjures Up a Parade for the American Midterm Elections
John Buck's intricate wooden sculptures encourage us to find a cohesive thread among follies.
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How Nuclear Testing Transformed the Land in Nevada and New Mexico
Artists document, imagine, and investigate how the testing sites of Nevada and New Mexico scar our soil and harass romantic images of the American West.
Art
The Auctioning of an 11th-Century Chinese Scroll Points to the Complex Tradition of Copying
As Su Shi's "Wood and Rock" goes to auction, we are reminded that the discussion of genuine and fake paintings is ever-present in Chinese art history.