Books
Laurie Parsons’s Disappearing Act
An artist book introduced by curator Bob Nickas seeks to introduce a new generation to the artist, who abandoned her art career 30 years ago to practice social work.
Louis Bury
Art
NYC Exhibition Invites Viewers to Go for a Nap
For all its quirks, Sprout Hinge Nap Wobble’s immersive elements never feel gimmicky.
Art
Athena LaTocha Digs Deep into Brooklyn’s Past
The artist’s wall-size drawing evokes a geologic mood within a neighborhood that has changed in recent decades.
Art
Lina Puerta’s Art Mimics Botanical and Female Anatomical Forms
Puerta’s artworks strike a gentle balance between whimsy and sincerity.
Interview
The Penalty Presidency
A conversation with Richard Kraft about his artist book in which he created penalty flags for nearly 10,000 of Trump’s misdeeds.
Art
Tamara Kostianovsky Envisions a Whimsical Slaughterhouse
The animal carcass sculptures are gruesome yet their materials — the artist’s own discarded clothing — lend them some gentleness.
Art
Who Owns the Earth?
This group show proposes fresh paradigms of land ownership and art making in contrast to the rugged individualism of much early Land Art.
Art
Imagining Our Climate Future
Speculations about climate change by an array of artists feel eerily probable, if not already real.
Books
An Archaeology of Loss in New York City
Mark Hage's photos of empty storefronts reveal how real-estate development leaves behind sites of civic neglect.
Art
Ecological Art Infused by Memoir and Identity
Gyun Hur's and Shoshanna Weinberger's installations emphasize poetic innuendo rather than overt autobiography.
Art
Richard Mosse's Photos Exoticize Disaster
Employing drones, Mosse creates psychedelic aerial maps of ecological degradation.
Art
Levan Mindiashvili's Childhood Memories
Mindiashvili's installations strike a teasing balance between disclosure and concealment.