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How to Write About an Indian Artist for Western Readers
Pick a dead woman artist, find an old photo of her looking wise and non-threatening, and don’t forget to quote the European man who discovered her.
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My NADA Sketchbook
I found myself wanting to draw all the three-dimensional pieces at the New York art fair.
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Lee ShinJa's Handwoven Portals
The nonagenarian South Korean artist helped catapult fiber art from the realm of domestic craft and tradition into the experimental field of contemporary art.
Book Review
Frank O’Hara’s Curatorial Eye
Though best remembered for his poetry, O’Hara championed artists like Helen Frankenthaler and organized several shows at the Museum of Modern Art during the Cold War.
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How to Make a No Kings Protest Sign
We asked artists, writers, and curators for practical tips on crafting a powerful protest sign.
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The US Department of Hate
The Siren is back for a fourth edition. Read, ponder, and rise up before it’s too late.
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Falling in Love With Vintage Gay Films
What it’s like to “rediscover” vintage gay adult films from the 1970s and 1980s in a moment of state repression.
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.
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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?
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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.