Art Review
R. Crumb Wonders What It All Means
With his new comic book and exhibition, the artist explores his neurosis and mortality, but continues to question authority.
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How Did We Get Here?
We’re in a time where the act of imagining a better world is considered a threat to society.
Book Review
Before Wonder Woman, There Was Fantomah
Fletcher Hanks, a cantankerous cartoonist who was active only from 1939 to ’41, left behind a complex legacy and bizarre body of work. A new book offers clues about his enigmatic life.
Comics
An Unfinished History of the Antichrist
The sinister figure was shaped by social and political forces throughout the centuries. Is he still walking among us?
Comics
MAGA Is Coming for the Arts!
Trump-approved Venice Biennale proposals, perspectives from artists who endured authoritarianism, and more in The Siren’s third edition.
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I Never Was a Graffiti Artist
Revisiting my teenage years working for artists Freedom and Crash and renovating Keith Haring's Pop Shop, I wrestle with the ironies of parenting as my son takes up tagging.
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Art Comes Naturally in Upstate New York
When no cultural divide is as great as urban versus rural, where are the true boundaries located?
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100 Days of MAGA Broligarchy
The Siren is back for a second issue. Read up and rise up!
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Artist Talks in Times of Fascism
Laylah Ali, whose drawing survey is on view at UMass Amherst, has a knack for addressing what artists stay silent about.
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How Spielberg Helped Me Understand My Family’s Holocaust Story
My young mind couldn’t fully comprehend what my grandparents endured, but I grasped what I could through the existing reference points of his characters.
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The Sanest Response to Insane Times
MAGA is coming for our rights. The Siren is here to fight back.
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A Prospect Heights Ghost Story
The final part of our NYC Housing Stories series focuses on its creator, who was displaced from his Brooklyn brownstone.