Art
The Deathless Aponte and Black Freedom
The Spanish empire beheaded Aponte in 1812 because of his dangerously egalitarian ideas, and in his possession authorities found what they described as a “book of paintings.”
Seph Rodney
Art
A Show of Luminous Paintings, Overshadowed by Crowded Curation
Tara Sabharwal can make objects float in the neither-here-nor-there ether.
Art
Wearing Camouflage as an Allegory for Otherness and Belonging
Joiri Minaya presents a series of color photographs along with poetically descriptive texts that reflect on the immigrant experience.
Books
The Enduring Power of Barbara Chase-Riboud’s Malcom X Sculptures
In a new book about the 48-year-long series, the artist offers insights into her process and her remarkable life.
Art
Watering the Imagination at the Spring Break Art Show
Even if the overall theme seems unrelated to much of the work on display, this art show has a way of allowing curators and artists to realize their own unique visions.
Art
Louise Nevelson, Kehinde Wiley, and Artists Worth Discovering at the ADAA Art Show
The 30th edition of the Art Dealers Association of America's annual art fair features works by many of the familiar blue-chip names, but there are also some surprises to be found ambling the aisles.
Film
The Square Pushes Beyond the Frame of the Art World
Ruben Östlund’s deadpan film follows a contemporary art curator who repeatedly makes bad situations worse by deviating from the socially accepted script.
Art
The Permanence of Toyin Ojih Odutola's Invented World
In Ojih Odutola's conception of the world, its inhabitants never fell — not from divine grace, not from political autonomy, and certainly not from self-regard.
Art
The Political Truths That Ground Our Athletic Heroes
These men and women are our dreams, manifesting a grace that the rest of us lack — a grace we expect to stay aloft, in the air.
Art
Treasures of the Master Drawings Fair, from a Surprising Portrait to a Strange Dreamscape
I have developed some affection for the enterprise, which is much more diffuse than other New York fairs.
Art
As Museum Attendance Declines, One Institute Argues Audience Engagement Is on the Rise
The National Center for Arts Research, which was created in 2012 by the Meadows School of the Arts and the Cox School of Business at Southern Methodist University, says museums "have the highest average number of touch points, both in-person and total."
Art
A Performance Inspired by Minimalist Composer Julius Eastman Misses the Mark
Jeremy Toussaint-Baptiste and LaMont Hamilton's performance "Evil Nigger" was the first in a series celebrating the life and work of Eastman.