Art
Paul Mpagi Sepuya Breathes New Life Into the Genre of Studio Portraiture
Sepuya’s portraits unmask the artifice of studio portrait photography.
Megan N. Liberty
Art
Art on Paper Fair Celebrates the Tactile While Resisting Nostalgia
Featuring 3D collages made from Batman comics, sculptures carved from archaeology books, and massive archways built from recycled paperbacks, Art on Paper 2019 celebrates the fine art potential of an undervalued material.
Art
At the New York Tech Zine Fair, the Digital and the Tactile Converge
Zine-makers working at the intersection of art and technology showcase their projects at the School for Poetic Computation.
Books
A Cartoonist Takes Aim at the Art World
Cartoonist Matthew Thurber doesn’t leave us with a clean moral or tidy ending to his series of comic jabs at the art world and its institutions.
Books
Jack Whitten's Newly Published Journals Chronicle a Troubled Path to Success
A new book from Hauser & Wirth compiles five decades of abstract artist Jack Whitten's personal writings.
Art
The Tactile Pull of Keith Smith's Book Art
An exhibition at the Philadelphia Museum of Art features Smith's many and manifold book artworks.
Art
The Clever Concrete Poetry of a Benedictine Monk
Dom Sylvester Houédard, friends with the beatniks, littered his texts with references to god and prayer, and had a peculiar sense of humor.
Test 2018 posts
How the Evolution of Graphic Design Lines Up with Historical Events
Covering the span of 1890 to 1959, A Visual History of Graphic Design illustrates design advancements alongside historical events, from the founding of Pepsi-Cola to the stock market crash.
Test 2018 posts
A Magical 1970s French Comic Book Finally Translated Into English
In Nicole Claveloux’s comic collection, The Green Hand and Other Stories, we move through dream states with highly idiosyncratic characters.
Books
Chris Ware's Annotated Visual History of His Comics Career
In Chris Ware's latest book, Monograph, he confronts his past self through various ephemera and remembrances.
Books
A Stamp Designer Makes His Mark with Cheeky Designs
Vincent Sardon's The Stampographer, published by Siglio Press, collects the witty designs he makes with rubber stamps, which are sometimes several feet long.
Books
Two Comics Artists Draw Their Ways Through Depression
New books by Keiler Roberts and Sina Grace share accounts of their ongoing battles with depression and their careers as comic artists.