Art Review
Kimsooja Offers Refuge in an Anti-Refugee World
The artist’s site-specific exhibition at Amsterdam’s oldest building draws connections between Dutch colonial history and contemporary right-wing attitudes.
Zoe Guy
Zoe Guy is a writer interested in film and contemporary art.
Art
bell hooks Left Behind a Legacy of Scholarship on Art and Love
Not content to wait for a bevy of critics to comment on the going-ons of the non-white art world, hooks took it upon herself to write about the artists she believed to be critical in the field.
News
Greg Tate, Giant Among Cultural Critics, Dies at 64
His writing spilled over with a creative spirit that made art out of art, sourced from his investigations into music, literature, film and theory, peering into the serpentine realities of Black art and Black life.
News
This Watercolor Is One of the Earliest Depictions of a Black Woman Living in Scotland
The painting by David Allan has been acquired by the National Galleries of Scotland.
News
Landscapes by Ojibwe Painter George Morrison Adorn 2022 USPS Stamps
The modernist “challenged prevailing ideas of what Native American art should be,” says the US Postal Service.
Film
The Crucial Role Music Once Played in Big Little Lies
In season two, the show all but abandoned one of its most effective cinematic tools: music.
Film
Ava DuVernay's When They See Us Is a Brutal Look at a 30-Year-Old Injustice
The new Netflix miniseries joins an ongoing cultural conversation over the case of the Central Park Five.
Film
In Homecoming, Beyoncé Makes Beychella Personal
The megastar has directed a film about her already-legendary Coachella performance, incorporating it into her ongoing project exploring Black cultural and intellectual history.