Art Review
A Felix Gonzalez-Torres Exhibition Forgets What He Was Fighting For
“Sweet Revenge” at the Reina Sofía gives the impression of a showcase of a second-generation Minimalist artist, emphasizing form over anything else.
Silvia Benedetti
Silvia Benedetti is a New York-based art historian, curator, and writer. Her research focuses on opportunities to critically reassess the work of peripheral creators in a global ambit as well as the intersection of artistic and political practices.
Obituary
Photographer Nelson Garrido, Who Embraced an "Aesthetics of the Ugly," Dies at 73
The Venezuelan photographer interrogated power, religion, violence, and eroticism over a six-decade-long practice that faced relentless censorship from church and state authorities.
Obituary
Artist Julio Le Parc, Maestro of Light, Movement, and Defiance, Dies at 97
While his contemporaries focused on abstraction’s retinal possibilities, he viewed the liberation of the spectator as parallel to society's.
News
Beatriz González, Colombian Painter of Collective Memory, Dies at 93
While often associated with Pop Art, her practice was rooted in the specificities of local visual culture, depicting political events, violence, and loss.
Art
The Wandering Soul of Oklahoma Artists
The theme of Oklahoma as a source of inspiration for artists runs through the entirety of The Soul Is a Wanderer at Oklahoma Contemporary.
Interview
A Photographer's Fight for Yanomami Sovereignty
Over the past five decades, activist and photographer Claudia Andujar has worked with the Amazon’s Yanomami people to defend their native rights.
Art
Weaving an Altar to Guatemala's Pre-Hispanic Glory
Sandra Monterroso confronts the knots that tie together the inequalities, violence, discrimination, racism, and patriarchy in Guatemala.
Art
The Eastern European Artists Who Moved Forward by Starting From Scratch
For the five artists in From Scratch, starting from the elemental meant raising existential questions on the use of language and humor or irony in art.
Art
Japanese Textiles Patched, Used, and Treasured for Generations
Boro textiles are early examples of sustainability in fashion because of their innovative approach to recycling, and they embody the fundamental principles of wabi-sabi, the Japanese aesthetic that centers on the imperfection of objects.
Art
Sustaining Art in the Midst of Venezuela's Humanitarian Crisis
If President Nicolás Maduro ever leaves Venezuela and the country can recover, art and culture must be priorities. For now, we can only encourage and support Venezuelan artists.
Art
For This Pioneer of Participatory Art, an Artwork Can't Exist Without Your Imagination
Franz Erhard Walther, who made foundational contributions to the development of participatory art, is having his first retrospective in New York City.
Art
Two Artists Address the Mass Venezuelan Exodus
In their work, Beatriz González and Teresa Margolles represent the hoards of people who have been crossing the Venezuela–Colombia border.