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Feliza Bursztyn, a Colombian Sculptor Who Obliterated Norms
Bursztyn created vibrating, noisy kinetic sculptures out of scrap metal and cloth with a mix of sensual and disturbing energy.
Lauren Moya Ford
Art
How Pop Became Political for Artists Across the Americas
From North to South America, artists used the bold colors, figuration, and appropriated imagery of Pop Art, but with a biting political message.
Art
From Mississippi to Paris, Patrick Kelly’s Playful and Critical Fashion
A young, Black, gay man from the American South, Kelly was a determined, self-taught innovator who worked his way into the highest levels of international fashion.
Books
A Food-Obsessed Frolic Through Western Art History
An art historian and food and wine writer, Leonard Barkan roves from Pompeiian mosaics to Bible passages to Shakespearean plays in search of food and drink.
Books
New Book Brings Virginia Woolf's Little-Known Art Criticism To Light
Oh, to Be a Painter! collects nine of Woolf’s published art reviews, catalogue essays, and experimental texts from 1920 to 1936.
Books
The Magnificent History of Japanese Screens
An exquisitely illustrated and enlightening new book reveals the screen’s unique role in Japanese history and culture from its origins to the 20th century.
Art
Inside Luis Jiménez’s American Southwest
Born to an immigrant family in El Paso, Texas, Luis Jiménez grew up in a world dominated by cowboys, cactus, and rattlesnakes, all of which appeared in his art.
Books
Family Love and Politics in the Age of Trump and Beyond
How do you keep close to loved ones who are on the other side of the political spectrum?
Art
The First Koreatown in the US and the Activist Who Founded It
Pachappa Camp was founded by immigrant and activist Dosan Ahn Chang Ho, who was unjustly deported from the US in 1926, and later tortured in a Korean prison.
Books
Doris Derby’s Searing, Intimate Photos of the Civil Rights Movement
A book presents more than 110 pictures from Derby’s archive, offering a rich panorama of the key people and places behind the movement.
Books
A Gut-Wrenching but Graceful Photo Project on Trump’s America
Over four tumultuous years, Epstein’s book moves across the country to capture pivotal points of conflict between the American government, the people, and the land.
Books
A Look at the Holy Roman Empire's Most Splendid Books
A new book joins meticulous historical analysis with more than 150 lush, full-color illustrations of these magnificent books and their elaborate bindings.