Art
Arthur Tress Sought the Shadow Side of Photography
At their most successful, Tress’s images have the potency of actual dreams and nudge viewers to visit uncomfortable places without prescribing a route.
Ksenya Gurshtein
Art
Updating the Myth of Hercules for the #MeToo Era
In The Trials of the Golden Rat, Patrick Duegaw recasts Hercule’s feats as the troubling behavior of a powerful man, reframing his targets through the guise of powerful women standing up for themselves.
Books
The Central, Yet Invisible, Labor of Motherhood in Art
Curators, scholars, artists, and designers reflect on the labor and experience of motherhood in the new essay collection Inappropriate Bodies.
Art
A House Becomes a Potent Site to Process the Grief and Pain of Miscarriage
Monikahouse gives permission and creates room to reflect on the mental space and emotional energy that questions of reproduction take up in women’s lives.
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The Political Art that Shaped Cold War Hungary
An exhibition at the Wende Museum explores the art and culture of socialist-era Hungary and offers a chance to consider relationships beteween art and politics during the Cold War.
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The Promises and Perils of Early American Photography on Paper
In this show, photography offers a rich understanding of a diverse, divided, by turns confident and anxious United States bent on territorial and economic expansion from the 1840s to the 1860s.
Art
When Contemporary Art Feels Too Inaccessible
Some artists seem to negate any attempt at communication with the viewer, and pass on the inconvenient responsibility of generating some coherent meaning to curators.